Full Description
This book discusses the dangers of too much technology use, explores the benefits of digital detoxing, and outlines the different programs and approaches available to help you unplug. It's an invaluable resource for readers looking to establish a healthier relationship with the digital world.
Health professionals and the general public are becoming increasingly aware that addiction to the internet, social media, online games, and other forms of technology has become a real problem with significant negative impacts on physical, psychological, and social health. To combat this issue, some are now undertaking a "digital detox," and many options have emerged to help individuals unplug, whether for a weekend or for longer-term change.
Digital Detox: Why Taking a Break from Technology Can Improve Your Well-Being explores both the dark side of technology's ever-present existence in today's world and what individuals can do to find better balance in their digital lives. Part I explores addiction to the internet and other novel technologies. What effect does overindulgence in social media, gaming, online shopping, or even "doomscrolling" through internet news sites have on our self-esteem, relationships with others, and happiness? This section also explores how researchers study and quantify technology addiction. Part II focuses on the digital detox countermovement, examining how various programs, support groups, retreats, and even technology itself can help individuals conquer their digital addictions.
Contents
Preface
Part One: Digital Addictions
1. Internet and Online Addictions: An Overview
2. Types of Internet Addiction
3. Ways to Measure Internet Addictions
4. Treatments for Internet Addictions
Part Two: Digital Detox Remedies: Do They Work?
5. The Digital Detox Countermovement
6. Externally Imposed Digital Detoxes: Do They Work for Generation Z Students?
7. Self-Guided Digital Detoxes and Tech Addict Self-Help Groups
8. Digital Detox Holidays and Tourism
9. The Digital Detox Company and Camp Grounded
10. Fighting Technology with Technology to Improve Well-Being
11. Future Research Directions on Digital Detox: Insights Gained during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Bibliography
Index
