Digital Enlightenment : A book about internet addiction and ways to be focused in a digitally distracted world

di Vidya Sagar (Autore)

Vidya Sagar, 2021

This book will make her reader know the bad effect of the internet and how one becomes addicted to the same. The main theme of this book is internet addiction and how one can use this tool in the most responsible way. Getting addicted to the internet is very easy in today's world, but getting rid of this involves a process. After one completes reading this book, one will come to know about the process, and using that process; one can easily reorient their pleasure center. This book is written in a very easy way. Hope you will enjoy reading this book, and it will add some value to your life. PART A: UNDERSTANDING Internet Addiction 1.1 How internet addiction begins 1.2 Why distraction is dangerous in the very first place 1.3 Understanding online gaming addiction Focus: In the age of digital distraction 2.1 Focus vs Satisfaction 2.2 Focus is not unlimited 2.3 Focus: A difficult task for humans 2.4 Story of two of my students 2.5 Digital fasting: In the era of digital distraction 2.6 Internet and FOMO Internet addiction and cognitive impairment 3.1 The transformation from deep to shallow information processing 3.2 Multitasking: Increased distraction and reduced executive control Internet addiction and mental disorders 4.1 Internet addiction and ADHD 4.2 Internet addiction and anxiety, stress, and depression 4.3 Structural and chemical changes as seen inside the brain of an internet addict 4.4 Changed reward circuitry in an addict 4.5 Increased dopamine increases stress Internet addiction and sleep deprivation 5.1 Sleep deprivation and cardiovascular diseases 5.2 Sleep deprivation and weight gain PART B: HOW TO OVERCOME INTERNET ADDICTION Mechanism of the human reward cycle 6.1 Role of sensory organs 6.2 Reward cycle Why are bad habits easier to form? 7.1 Reorientation of pleasure center / Resetting reward cycle 7.2 Power of desire or imagination The process is more important than the result 8.1 Importance of a detailed to-do list 8. 2 Prioritization is the key Change is painful but inevitable 9.1 Find the reason to change 9.2 Resisting change is kin to perish Result takes time 10.1 Talent and genetics are overhyped 10.2 Sacrificing Distractions About the author Acknowledgment References Index

• Autore: Vidya Sagar
• Anno edizione: 2021
• Editore: Vidya Sagar
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798201047115

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