Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061687167 (0061687162)
Publish date: June 29th 2010
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 267
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Language,
Book Club,
Science,
Technology,
Business,
Self Help,
Philosophy,
Psychology,
Social,
Communication
Nothing really groundbreaking here.
I think I'm just going to have to accept the fact that I'm not going to finish this one. It's a great idea - necessary distance from technology. However, it's just endlessly reiterated with many examples.
William Powers is awash in addictive behavior regarding "screens" (as he calls them) on his computer, his phone, and all techie things in his life. Resolving to find balance, he and his family institute an internet sabbath that begins Friday night and ends Monday morning. Their struggles indicate ...
Great read!"We've effectively been living by a philosophy, albeit an unconscious one. It holds that (1) connecting via screens is good, and (2) the more you connect, the better. I call it Digital Maximalism, because the goal is maximum screen time. Few of us have decided this is a wise approach to l...
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