The Distraction Addiction: Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul
Autor Alex Soojung-Kim Pangen Limba Engleză Hardback – 20 aug 2013
The
question
of
our
time:
can
we
reclaim
our
lives
in
an
age
that
feels
busier
and
more
distracting
by
the
day?
We've
all
found
ourselves
checking
email
at
the
dinner
table,
holding
our
breath
while
waiting
for
Outlook
to
load,
or
sitting
hunched
in
front
of
a
screen
for
an
hour
longer
than
we
intended.
Mobile
devices
and
the
web
have
invaded
our
lives,
and
this
is
a
big
idea
book
that
addresses
one
of
the
biggest
questions
of
our
age:
can
we
stay
connected
without
diminishing
our
intelligence,
attention
spans,
and
ability
to
really
live?
Can
we
have
it
all?
Alex
Soojung-Kim
Pang,
a
renowned
Stanford
technology
guru,
says
yes.
THE
DISTRACTION
ADDICTION
is
packed
with
fascinating
studies,
compelling
research,
and
crucial
takeaways.
Whether
it's
breathing
while
Facebook
refreshes,
or
finding
creative
ways
to
take
a
few
hours
away
from
the
digital
crush,
this
book
is
about
the
ways
to
tune
in
without
tuning
out.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316208260
ISBN-10: 0316208264
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 165 x 248 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Little Brown and Company
ISBN-10: 0316208264
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 165 x 248 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Little Brown and Company
Notă biografică
Alex
Soojung-Kim
Pang
has
spent
the
past
twenty
years
studying
people,
technology,
and
the
worlds
they
make.
A
professional
futurist
with
a
PhD
in
the
history
of
science,
Pang
is
a
former
Microsoft
Research
fellow,
a
visiting
scholar
at
Stanford
and
Oxford
universities,
and
a
senior
consultant
at
Strategic
Business
Insights,
a
Silicon
Valley-based
think
tank.
Pang's
writings
have
appeared
inScientific
American,American
Scientist,
and
theLos
Angeles
Times
Book
Review,
as
well
as
in
many
academic
publications.
Recenzii
"Amusing
and
edifying....
THE
DISTRACTION
ADDICTION
is
not
framed
as
a
self-help
book...It's
a
thoughtful
examination
of
the
perils
of
our
computing
overdose
and
a
historical
overview
of
how
technological
advances
change
consciousness."
--Washington
Post
"A perceptive new study of how best to cope with the relentless interruptions presented by digital life...Pang persuasively and carefully constructs a remedy he calls 'contemplative computing'... to think clearly and calmly, Pang offers original and often inspired ideas." --San Francisco Chronicle
"Skeptical without pandering to technophobia or neuroscience....The Distraction Addictionbrims with suggestions for how to embrace 'contemplative computing,' a mindful approach to digital technology... Instead of shunning the technological in pursuit of the mythical authentic experience, Pang wants to clean up the mess it created." --The New Yorker
"Pang's strength is his ability to weave together previously written-about ideas from such varied sources as histories of science (e.g., Darwin's daily walk) and Silicon Valley propaganda (the 'digital Sabbath')." --Cleveland Plain Dealer
"An elegant tour through current neuroscience and an examination of the nature of attention. Pang's tome is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to take control of his or her digital life, and it's a great primer on the interplay between mind and tech." --Publishers Weekly
"Pang reminds us that our brains are still capable of feats far beyond the reach of computers." --Mother Jones
"Pang implores us to use technology more mindfully in this thoughtful book that is rich in research and anecdote. Perfect for readers who enjoy books on the nature of attention such as Maggie Jackson and Bill McKibben'sDistracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Ageand on the behavior of human-computer interaction." --Library Journal
"Pang bolsters his advice with anecdotes of intellectual breakthroughs by great thinkers of the past, coupled with interviews with present-day scientists and techsavvy professionals. These accounts, including the surprising use of social media by Buddhist monks and a lengthy analysis of Darwin's method of reflection through walking, are the best part of Pang's book, placing today's current tech "addiction" into a broader context of human history, development, and philosophical insight." --Booklist
"Pang's notion of mindful, or contemplative, computing is useful." --TechCrunch
"A wise, urbane, funny, and delightfully deep book. This book is about much more than distraction and addiction in the smartphone age. It's about living life wholly and fully by paying deep, thoughtful attention to our tools and our bodies, and to the people we love. This book speaks to modern times, but its message is timeless." -- Michael Chorost, author ofWorld Wide Mind: The Coming Integration of Humanity, Machines, and the Internet
"The era of the smartphone and the iPad seems to present us with a deeply unappealing choice: either we can resign ourselves to a life of tech-induced anxiety and distraction, or we can renounce the many benefits of the web-connected world. In this important and hopeful book, Alex Pang explains that there's a third possibility. Using the approach he calls "contemplative computing," we can harness technology to foster, not disrupt, attention and calm -- and thereby use our gadgets in the service of a meaningful life, rather than letting them use us." -- Oliver Burkeman,Guardiancolumnist and author ofThe Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
"Does technology rule you? Or do you rule your technology?The Distraction Addictionis a how-to guide for staying sane, balanced, and intentional in an age of constant digital distraction. If you want your phone, facebook, email, and all the rest to make your life richer without making it more scattered, this is the book for you." -- Ramez Naam, author ofThe Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet
"Time starved? Distracted by the immediate? Tossing in an ocean of swirling information? No landfall in sight? Need a lodestar; a pilot, perhaps a Zen master? Turn to Alex Soojung-Kim Pang: he has charted these waters. With Pang's help you can surprise yourself.The Distraction Addictionis an intelligent, entertaining and essential guide to navigation in our techno-times." -- Peter C. Whybrow, Director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, and author ofAmerican Mania: When More is Not Enough
"The Distraction Addictionis guaranteed to distract and provoke us from the normal clichés of the day. It stretches our understanding of technological affordances and the extended mind, bringing into reality what we usually think of philosophically. Read this book and be surprised and delighted by its deeply humanist sensibilities." -- John Seely Brown, co-author ofThe Social Life of Information
"A perceptive new study of how best to cope with the relentless interruptions presented by digital life...Pang persuasively and carefully constructs a remedy he calls 'contemplative computing'... to think clearly and calmly, Pang offers original and often inspired ideas." --San Francisco Chronicle
"Skeptical without pandering to technophobia or neuroscience....The Distraction Addictionbrims with suggestions for how to embrace 'contemplative computing,' a mindful approach to digital technology... Instead of shunning the technological in pursuit of the mythical authentic experience, Pang wants to clean up the mess it created." --The New Yorker
"Pang's strength is his ability to weave together previously written-about ideas from such varied sources as histories of science (e.g., Darwin's daily walk) and Silicon Valley propaganda (the 'digital Sabbath')." --Cleveland Plain Dealer
"An elegant tour through current neuroscience and an examination of the nature of attention. Pang's tome is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to take control of his or her digital life, and it's a great primer on the interplay between mind and tech." --Publishers Weekly
"Pang reminds us that our brains are still capable of feats far beyond the reach of computers." --Mother Jones
"Pang implores us to use technology more mindfully in this thoughtful book that is rich in research and anecdote. Perfect for readers who enjoy books on the nature of attention such as Maggie Jackson and Bill McKibben'sDistracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Ageand on the behavior of human-computer interaction." --Library Journal
"Pang bolsters his advice with anecdotes of intellectual breakthroughs by great thinkers of the past, coupled with interviews with present-day scientists and techsavvy professionals. These accounts, including the surprising use of social media by Buddhist monks and a lengthy analysis of Darwin's method of reflection through walking, are the best part of Pang's book, placing today's current tech "addiction" into a broader context of human history, development, and philosophical insight." --Booklist
"Pang's notion of mindful, or contemplative, computing is useful." --TechCrunch
"A wise, urbane, funny, and delightfully deep book. This book is about much more than distraction and addiction in the smartphone age. It's about living life wholly and fully by paying deep, thoughtful attention to our tools and our bodies, and to the people we love. This book speaks to modern times, but its message is timeless." -- Michael Chorost, author ofWorld Wide Mind: The Coming Integration of Humanity, Machines, and the Internet
"The era of the smartphone and the iPad seems to present us with a deeply unappealing choice: either we can resign ourselves to a life of tech-induced anxiety and distraction, or we can renounce the many benefits of the web-connected world. In this important and hopeful book, Alex Pang explains that there's a third possibility. Using the approach he calls "contemplative computing," we can harness technology to foster, not disrupt, attention and calm -- and thereby use our gadgets in the service of a meaningful life, rather than letting them use us." -- Oliver Burkeman,Guardiancolumnist and author ofThe Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
"Does technology rule you? Or do you rule your technology?The Distraction Addictionis a how-to guide for staying sane, balanced, and intentional in an age of constant digital distraction. If you want your phone, facebook, email, and all the rest to make your life richer without making it more scattered, this is the book for you." -- Ramez Naam, author ofThe Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet
"Time starved? Distracted by the immediate? Tossing in an ocean of swirling information? No landfall in sight? Need a lodestar; a pilot, perhaps a Zen master? Turn to Alex Soojung-Kim Pang: he has charted these waters. With Pang's help you can surprise yourself.The Distraction Addictionis an intelligent, entertaining and essential guide to navigation in our techno-times." -- Peter C. Whybrow, Director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, and author ofAmerican Mania: When More is Not Enough
"The Distraction Addictionis guaranteed to distract and provoke us from the normal clichés of the day. It stretches our understanding of technological affordances and the extended mind, bringing into reality what we usually think of philosophically. Read this book and be surprised and delighted by its deeply humanist sensibilities." -- John Seely Brown, co-author ofThe Social Life of Information