The Phone Fix - The Brain-Focused Guide to Building Healthy Digital Habits and Breaking Bad Ones
| Verlag | Bloomsbury Trade |
| Auflage | 2024 |
| Seiten | 320 |
| Format | 15,4 x 2,4 x 23,2 cm |
| Gewicht | 399 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781035903009 |
| Bestell-Nr | 03590300UA |
What is really happening in your brain when you use your phone, and how to harness it.
We pick up our phones on average 80 times a day, and approximately a quarter of our waking hours are spent in front of a screen. We self-interrupt our work and social lives, forgo sleep, procrastinate important tasks and opt for digital distraction when we're bored or feel uncomfortable. Worst-case scenario, we're told phone use is melting our brains, creating a mental health epidemic and machines are taking over the world.
But how much of this is true and what can we do about it?
NHS neurology doctor and neuroscientist Faye Begeti explains the science behind why we have formed so many fixed and negative habits around our devices. She reflects on both deliberate choices and automatic behaviours, whilst also challenging myths around digital 'addiction', the harmfulness of blue light and how dopamine functions in the brain.
Rather than recommending a quick-fix digit al diet or abstinence - unviable for most people and pointless given the way our brain works - The Phone Fix offers a practical guide, based on neuroscientific techniques, on building supportive digital habits. Begeti shows that technology is not inherently bad or frightening and that by better understanding what is happening in our brains, we can replenish our willpower and improve our focus, forming a healthier relationship with our phones - and therefore the people around us.
Rezension:
My go-to book... Begeti summarises the research in this area excellently and communicates it in an engaging and accessible way. Beyond being an excellent summary of the science, it is also a highly useable handbook to help ensure your phone is helpful, not detrimental, to your life. Dr Emma Hepburn, author of A Toolkit for Modern Life
