

Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked : Alter, Adam: desertcart.in: Books Review: Understand how a purposeless mind works - This book contains excellent cases that show how the human mind works when it does not have a goal for life, how so much of our time, attention, and money are wasted on vanities that could easily be avoided, and how, without a sense of deep purpose, we become addicted to the external triggers. Review: Let us reclaim our freedom - We are all addicts. And the worst part, we don’t know it. Irresistible shows us how. This is a must read for everyone. One of the best books ever written in today’s age.
| Best Sellers Rank | #100,103 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #22 in Podcasts & Webcasts #26 in Blogging & Blogs #56 in Addiction & Recovery (Books) |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (2,067) |
| Dimensions | 13.97 x 2.13 x 20.96 cm |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Generic Name | Book |
| ISBN-10 | 0735222843 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0735222847 |
| Importer | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Item Weight | 1 kg 50 g |
| Language | English |
| Packer | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Print length | 368 pages |
| Publication date | 6 March 2018 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Reading age | 5 years and up |
A**E
Understand how a purposeless mind works
This book contains excellent cases that show how the human mind works when it does not have a goal for life, how so much of our time, attention, and money are wasted on vanities that could easily be avoided, and how, without a sense of deep purpose, we become addicted to the external triggers.
P**R
Let us reclaim our freedom
We are all addicts. And the worst part, we don’t know it. Irresistible shows us how. This is a must read for everyone. One of the best books ever written in today’s age.
E**J
You cannot up this boom down
Absolutely eye opening!
R**G
Fails my expectations
Expected more from this book.
S**H
Good book
This is another book on the harmful impacts of smartphone and internet addiction and has been written well. Any suggestion for digital detoxification will however work only if readers are ready to imbibe the suggestions otherwise addiction will continue. The first few chapters of the book though were a little dry compared to the later ones.
I**N
Libro perfecto para darte cuenta de todas las trampas que hay con las plataformas y dispositivos que utilizamos a diario. Buena lectura.
J**N
Scary facts about how we are being influenced by our PDA's (Pocket Distraction Agents) and what to do to conquer this time pirate.
宗**宏
副題からすれば、マーケティング、商品開発に役立つかと思ったが、addictionの切り口での内容であった。 様々なaddictionの紹介というところ。色々な気付きがあり、興味深く最後まで読める。 ゲームの作りの部分は熱が入っていて、仕掛けは良く理解できる。運動もaddictive になる側面ありとのことで、スマートウォッチを外すことにした。 自分の行動、習慣を広範に見直し、依存の一面もあるのかと考えさせられた。 世の中では、依存症の議論がかまびすしいが、依存の本質をこの本で先ずしっかり理解して議論に臨んで欲しいものだ。 Kindle版と、ペーパーバックで、記述が異なる部分を発見。 P177 anthoropologist Natasha Dow Shull ➡ exprerts となっている。 こういう事もあるのだ。 また、notes(脚注)があるかないかが本文中では判らない。これは、ペーパーバックでもKindle版でも。 裏付けが無い主張かと思っていると、脚注があったりする。
F**O
Leitura obrigatória para quem quer entender a sociedade atual. As armadilhas criadas pelas empresas para nos manter presos a seus produtos. Vale a pena ler.
M**Z
Perfect
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