The power of off : the mindful way to stay sane in a virtual world

The power of off The mindful way to stay sane in a virtual world

Nancy Colier

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Subjects
Information technology > Psychological aspects.
Information technology > Social aspects.
Attention.
Self-control.
Mindfulness (Psychology)
Published
Boulder, CO : Sounds True 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Nancy Colier (author)
Physical Description
xxii, 229 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781622037957
  • Introduction: Finding Ground in a Virtual World
  • Part 1. Our Relationship with Technology
  • 1. The Prison of Availability
  • 2. Slaves to Technology
  • 3. Can't Stop Checking
  • 4. Technoholics: A Generation of Addicts
  • 5. When Escaping the Moment Is the New Moment
  • 6. Information for Its Own Sake
  • 7. An Epidemic of Boredom
  • 8. When Technology Bosses Us Around
  • 9. Our Phones Are Getting Smarter, but Are We?
  • Part 2. Our Relationship with Others
  • 10. Your Friend or Your Phone?
  • 11. Asking for the Attention We Still Need
  • 12. Last-Minute-itis
  • 13. Swimming in the Shallows
  • 14. A Remedy for Disconnection
  • 15. Allow Me to Help
  • 16. Welcome to the Family, Smartphone
  • 17. Engineering Life One Autocorrected Letter at a Time
  • 18. Is Technology Our New Savior?
  • 19. The Umbilical Cord of Technology
  • 20. My Smartphone and Me
  • 21. Reawakening to the World We Share
  • 22. All Alone in Virtual Community
  • Part 3. Our Relationship with Ourselves
  • 23. Is Your Smartphone Stealing Your Life?
  • 24. I Tweet, Therefore I Am
  • 25. Branding the Self
  • 26. Can You See Me Now?
  • 27. When Becoming Popular Is Our Purpose
  • 28. Heads Floating in Cyberspace
  • 29. Uncovering Our Limitless Self
  • Part 4. Creating Space-Inside and Out
  • 30. Finding Silence inside the Noise
  • 31. Making Time for Downtime
  • 32. Creating Meaning amid the Meaninglessness
  • 33. Discovering Being in a Doing World
  • 34. Getting the Importance of Not Getting
  • Part 5. How to Liberate Ourselves from a Teched-Out Hind
  • 35. Overthrowing the Dictatorship of the Mind
  • 36. How to Stop Narrating and Start Being Life
  • 37. Getting Off the Thought Treadmill
  • 38. Our Thoughts Arc Not Real
  • Part 6. Mindfulness Practice for the Digital Age
  • Take a Breath
  • 39. The Practice of Mindfulness
  • 40. Stocking Your Mindfulness Toolbox
  • 41. Mindfulness for the Uncooperative Mind
  • 42. Being in the Moment When We Don't Like the Moment
  • 43. Going All the Way
  • 44. Permission to Be Nobody
  • Epilogue: Freedom In, Not From
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix: A 30-Day Tech Detox
  • Notes
  • About the Author
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Psychotherapist Colier (Inviting a Monkey to Tea) paints a vivid picture of how addicted we have become to our electronic devices, checking emails and sending text messages to the point of neglecting what is truly important. To illustrate the overwhelming nature of modern communications, Colier reports that one of her high-powered clients receives more than 1,000 emails every day, and if she responded to every one, she wouldn't have any time left. Colier suggests powering off regularly and pondering such questions as "What really matters?" and "What is my heart's longing?" while at the same time engaging in a healthy, less obsessive relationship with technology. The majority of the book focuses on how people relate to each other online, while the last part, which could be a book of its own, presents a toolkit for practicing mindfulness as a means of unplugging from digital media. Sprinkled throughout are amusing anecdotes of technology obsessions and lists of questions to ponder. Readers fascinated by how digital technology has changed the world, particularly everyday human interaction, will appreciate the author's thought-provoking viewpoint. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by Library Journal Review

Psychotherapist and interfaith minister -Colier points out that leaving ourselves endlessly available to our electronic devices paradoxically shuts us off from other people and real life. While the author doesn't disparage technology, she does emphasize that it tends to provide a means of escape and immediate gratification instead of participation in the present, which results in healthier emotional interactions with others. Using mindfulness practices and directed questions, plus a 30-day tech detox with useful ideas for paying attention to one's current situation, Colier demonstrates how to achieve an appropriate relationship with technology. VERDICT Excellent proactive suggestions for plugging into reality and relegating technology to a healthier role in everyday life. © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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