Key insights from
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
By Adam Alter
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9 minute read
Published Mar 7, 2017
What you'll learn
In our more honest moments, most of us would have to acknowledge that we are overly attached to our technological devices. It turns out that what we gain in convenience, efficiency, and autonomy, we lose in freedom and deeply meaningful relationships. We would like to believe that we are the masters of our tools, but, increasingly, technologies are being designed to reverse this relationship, to make us hopelessly attached to our devices.
Key insights
- • What you'll learn
- 1 Heads of successful technology companies strictly regulate their children’s access to the very technologies they promote to the masses.
- 2 The average person’s daily smart phone habits will add up to over a decade of one’s life spent texting and scrolling.
- 3 We need to expand our definitions of addiction from mere substance dependency to behavioral patterns more generally.
- 4 Environment is the primary determinant of addiction.
- 5 Less screen time and more face-to-face interaction improves social intelligence.
- 6 Creating structures and habits that enhance freedom are the best remedies for technology addictions.
- 7 The difference between “I can’t” and “I don’t” is monumental.
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