Irresistible : why you are addicted to technology and how to set yourself free
Alter, Adam L., 1980-2017
Books, Manuscripts
How many times have you checked your phone today? Why are messaging apps, email and social media so hard to resist? How come we always end up watching another episode? In recent years, media and technology have perfected the lucrative art of gaining and holding our attention. This extraordinary feat has changed the behaviour of billions of people, and especially the young: by current medical standards, we are experiencing an unprecedented, global pandemic of addiction. But what exactly is an addiction? And what, if anything, might we do about it?
Main title:
Author:
Alter, Adam L., 1980-, author
Imprint:
London : Vintage Books, 2017.
Collation:
354 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781784701659 (pbk)
Dewey class:
303.4833303.483
LC class:
RC569.5.I54
Local class:
303.483
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1972297
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