How to thrive in the digital age

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Title:

Author:

Chatfield, Tom, 1980-

ISBN:

9781447202318

Personal Author:

Chatfield, Tom, 1980-

Publication Information:

London : Macmillan, 2012.

Physical Description:

149 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm

Contents:

From past to present -- Wired and unwired time -- Taking control -- Reframing technology -- Sharing, expertise, and the end of authority -- On becoming less than human -- Play and pleasure -- The new politics -- Homework.

Abstract:

Our world is increasingly a digital one. Over half of the planet's adult population now spend more of their waking hours "plugged in" than not, whether to the internet, mobile telephony, or other digital media. To email, text, tweet and blog our way thourgh our careers, relationships and even our family lives is now the status quo. But what effect is this need for constant connection really having? Here the author examines what the "wired" life is really doing to our minds, for better or for worse. The book offers innovative and practical research, and teaches how to prosper in a digital century without losing our humanity.

Subject Term:

Information society -- Social aspects.

Information technology -- Social aspects.

Digital communications -- Social aspects.

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Our world is, increasingly, a digital one. Over half of the planet's adult population now spend more of their waking hours 'plugged in' than not, whether to the internet, mobile telephony, or other digital media. To email, text, tweet and blog our way through our careers, relationships and even our family lives is now the status quo. But what effect is this need for constant connection really having? For the first time, Tom Chatfield examines what our wired life is really doing to our minds and our culture - and offers practical advice on how we can hope to prosper in a digital century. One in the new series of books from The School of Life, launched May 2012: How to Stay Sane by Philippa Perry How to Find Fulfilling Work by Roman Krznaric How to Worry Less About Money by John Armstrong How to Change the World by John-Paul Flintoff How to Thrive in the Digital Age by Tom Chatfield How to Think More About Sex by Alain de Botton