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Indlæser... Hamlet's BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age (udgave 2011)af William Powers
Work InformationHamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age af William Powers
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Anyone who's feeling a bit scatter-brained because of their bleeping, chortling digital milieu should read this. It can be a touch repetitive at times, but it's full of useful ideas. And, if nothing else, it confirms that we're not alone in feeling that nagging sense that something has gone wrong with our brains in this distracted age. ( ) This is really more of a lifestyle book than a science book. It examines downside of being continually "connected" by cell phone etc. and then offers insights from a variety of figures in the history of Western thought, including Plato, Shakespeare, and Thoreau, to discuss how we might reclaim our personal "thought space." I was hoping for a bit more depth from this book. Basically Powers' argument boils down to "think about how much time you're spending looking at a screen, and if you can, decrease that and spend time doing something else." It's written clearly, and he's collected a number of useful examples and anecdotes, but I came away wanting something less obvious.
Powers spends too much time describing the techno bind that we find ourselves in today and that we already know so well. But for the most part his ruminations are penetrating, his language clear and strong, and his historical references are restorative. Hæderspriser
"A soulful polemic that challenges the sacred dogma of the digital age--that the more we connect with others, the happier we are--arguing that as our electronic connectedness grows, we are pulled away from the relationships and experiences that give life texture, depth, and meaning"-- No library descriptions found. |
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