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My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open: Untangle Your Relationship with Tech - Revised and Updated


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‘Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by your digital life? Do you long for a healthier, happier relationship with technology? Look no further. In this captivating self-help toolkit, Goodin expertly navigates the complexities of our digital age, offering invaluable insights, thought-provoking dilemmas, and practical solutions to help you reclaim control.’ Vex King   For anyone who has lost their way in the online world, digital detox expert Tanya Goodin offers a tech-versus-life toolkit to deal with the escalating consequences of harmful habits.   This book examines 24 personal stories of people wrestling with common technology problems, from a little girl yearning for her mother to put down her phone, to a taxi driver concerned about his son’s gaming addiction.   Learn how to recognise and label dependent behaviours – both of yourself and others – and find simple, easy solutions in this book.

Table of Contents:
Introduction p. 6How to Use This Book p. 10Chapter 1. Loving Stories about what our tech habits are doing to our relationships. 1. On Technoference"It's like she's in a bubble" 2. On Sharenting "He embarrasses me" 3. On Catfishing"Like trying to stop a ship full of holes sinking" 4. On Fake News/Misinformation"He believes all this stuff" 5. On Phubbing"There are three of us in this relationship" 6. On Phadultery"It's not cheating" 7. On Digital Legacies"Like visiting a place we used to hang out" 8. On Flaky Friends"The loneliness is an ache" 2. Living Stories about what our tech habits are doing to our lives. 1. On Comparison Culture"BJ Fogg" 2. On Multi-Screening"My brain has too many tabs open" 3. On Gaming"He's thrown away everything" 4. On Trolling "No-one wants to listen to you" 5. On Vampire Shoppers"It doesn't feel like real money" 6. On The Quantified Self"It completely dominates our lives" 7. On Smombies "*@%&!" 8. On Consulting Dr Google/Cyberchondria"Doctors are so busy"3. Learning Stories about what our tech habits are doing to our work, and our brains. 1. On Tech-Life Balance"I get my best ideas after midnight" 2. On Doomscrolling"Like falling down a rabbit hole" 3. On Clicktivism"Hashtags are so lazy" 4. On Nomophobia"What if someone needs me?" 5. On Filter Bubbles"Who are all these people?" 6. On Elephants in the Zoom"Do they think we can't hear them?"Epilogue: How to Be A Good Digital Citizen, a manifestop. 210Endnotes p. 216Resources p. 218Glossary p. 220Index p. 222Acknowledgements & About the Author p. 224

About the Author :
Tanya Goodin is an author and expert commentator on digital detox, children using screens, digital addiction, tech dependency and work:life balance. She has appeared on BBC Breakfast, Sky News, CCTV (China State TV), ITN London News, BBC R4 Today' Programme, BBC Woman's Hour, the ITV National News, and the BBC World Service. Her articles can be found in The Guardian, London Evening Standard, Marie Claire, The Daily Mail and The Sun. Tanya is the founder of digital wellbeing movement Time To Log Off (@timetologoff), which runs digital detox retreats for adults and coordinates UK Unplugging Day, and is a consultant for schools, couples, parents and companies of all sizes. Her podcast It's Complicated' examines our relationship with our smartphones and includes inspiring guests such as Nikita Gill, Cal Newport, Hinge CEO Justin McLeod and Love Islander Dr Alex George. Follow Tanya on Twitter @tanyagoodin and on Instagram @timetologoff, and visit her websites tanyagoodin.com and itstimetologoff.com

Review :
‘Tanya Goodin’s new book is informative, alarming and galvanising.’ ‘Better interact with the digital world to get the benefits without the anxiety.’


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780711264281
  • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: White Lion Publishing
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 129 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0711264287
  • Publisher Date: 17 Aug 2023
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Sub Title: Untangle Your Relationship with Tech - Revised and Updated


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