Disconnected: Technology Addiction & The Search for Authenticity in Virtual Life

✍ Scribed by Radziwill, Nicole M

Publisher: CreateSpace
Year: 2011;2010
Tongue: English
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

"This is the stream-of-consciousness journal of an obsessive-compulsive social media addict - me - as my codependent relationship with technology led to my undoing and rehabilitation. It covers 42 days of technology detox, 12 U.S. states, and over 4,000 miles of lessons learned on how to achieve mindfulness - to become more productive and soulful in a technology infused life."--Back cover.;Epilogue -- Prologue to the experiment -- Part I -- Part II -- Acknowledgements -- References -- About the author.

✦ Table of Contents

Epilogue --
Prologue to the experiment --
Part I --
Part II --
Acknowledgements --
References --
About the author.

✦ Subjects

Digital media--Compulsive behavior;Digital media--Psychological aspects;Online chat groups--Compulsive behavior;Online identities--Compulsive behavior;Online social networks--Compulsive behavior;Social media--Compulsive behavior;Social media--Psychological aspects;Technology--Social aspects;Internet addiction;Diaries;Biography;Internet addiction -- Diaries;Social media -- Compulsive behavior -- Diaries;Digital media -- Compulsive behavior -- Diaries;Online social networks -- Compulsive behavior

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