Deviced! Balancing Life and Technology in a Digital World
Deviced! Balancing Life and Technology in a Digital World by Doreen Dodgen-Magee, published by Bloomsbury Academic on October 8, 2018, is an illustrated exploration of our increasing reliance on technology. This book addresses the significant impact of screen time on our brains, relationships, and overall well-being, particularly in a society where individuals often engage with screens for over ten hours a day. Dodgen-Magee presents a realistic perspective on how to navigate our digital lives, aiming to foster healthier habits and a more balanced approach to technology use.
Readers will find a blend of personal stories, cutting-edge research, and insights from various perspectives, including youth, parents, and professionals. Deviced! emphasizes the importance of honest assessment and healthy boundary setting in the context of technology use. By focusing on concepts rather than specific platforms, the book provides a framework for breaking bad habits and establishing new norms. It encourages a mindful approach to technology that promotes personal growth, mental health, and a richer engagement with life. With 243 pages, this edition offers a comprehensive look at the intersection of technology and psychology, making it a relevant resource for anyone seeking to improve their relationship with the digital world.
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With current statistics suggesting that the average American over the age of 14 engages with screens upwards of 10 hours a day, the topic of our growing dependence upon technology applies to nearly everyone. While the effects differ at each point of development, real changes to the brain, relationships, and personal lives are well documented. Deviced! explores these alterations and offers a realistic look at how we can better use technology and break away from the bad habits we’ve formed.
Using personal stories, cutting edge research, and anecdotes from youth, parents, and professionals, Dodgen-Magee highlights the brain changes that result from excessive technology use and offers an approach to the digital world that enables more informed and lasting change and a healthier long-term perspective. Given that the reader is living within a culture of ever-changing and advancing technologies, Deviced! is written in such a way that its contents can weather the constantly changing digital landscape by focusing on the concepts of honest assessment and healthy boundary setting rather than on specific technologies or platforms.
Deviced! offers a mindful approach to assessing current technology use, breaking bad habits, setting new norms, and re-engaging with life with renewed richness and awareness.
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