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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: You truly can be addicted to your smartphone or video games.
Chapter 3: Certain circumstances and neural stimulations can make you prone to addiction.
Chapter 4: Behavioral addiction is akin to drug addiction and can cause serious health problems.
Chapter 5: Email can be addictive, unhealthy, and harmful to productivity; disable your notification systems.
Chapter 6: Unpredictable rewards, such as those from social media and gambling, increase the risk of addiction.
Chapter 7: People struggle to relax, which can lead to a dangerous habit: workaholism.
Chapter 8: Children must be protected from the serious dangers of technology addiction.
Chapter 9: Substitution is a better way to curb addiction than repression.
Description
Irresistible (2017) shows how dangerously dependent we’ve become on the smartphones, tablets, video games and social platforms that we’ve surrounded ourselves with. Is our attachment to these devices strictly related to the convenience they provide? Or have we actually grown addicted to the psychological rewards they offer?
Who Should Listen
- Psychology students
- Technology addicts
- Anyone looking to be more productive