Technology can be a wonderful thing. It can also be a curse when it overwhelms us. If your phone, computer or other devices are beginning to rule your life, then you need help.We don't have to be ruled by our machines. It's time for us humans to fight back. 'How to Tame Technology' tells you exactly what to do, practical tips and simple things that you can do to regain control. Take the test and find out just how addicted you are - then learn how to cure yourself.'I can't talk now, I'm on the phone'For those of us suffering from technological overload, it's time to pause and think. Author and Plain English commentator Kevin Duncan has trained and advised some of the UK's top companies, including Saatchi & Saatchi and Shell, in how to cope with all this. This thought-provoking book grapples with just how addicted we have become to technology and offers a set of ideas to help wean us off our technological drugs and lead a more fulfilling life. It looks briefly at how we got here, tests you on how serious your condition is and then offers real solutions, including rapid sequential tasking (v multitasking), communicating concisely, using the best method of communication for the job, all while retaining your sense of humour and enthusiasm.'Every page is a prompt to imagine things differently. A handbook for these challenging times ahead.'Mark Earls, author of Herd'He does for business what Nike does for sport.' Richard Hytner, Deputy Chairman, Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide'Anyone who owns a mobile should have this on their shelf.' Robert Ashton, author The Life Plan
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Are you ruled by your computer or your mobile? This is what you can do about it.
: PART I: EVOLUTION TO REVOLUTION: 1. THE ROAD TO EDICTIONâ˘: Darwin never predicted it would come to thisâ˘: The evolution of edictionâ˘: Technology milestonesâ˘: Work ethic vs. Play ethicâ˘: Companies and work as a social functionâ˘: Phobology and self-esteemâ˘: Repetitive strain injuryâ˘: Internet dating: the odds are good but the goods are oddâ˘: Do you need a revolution?: 2. DO YOU NEED A REVOLUTION?â˘: "I can't talk now, I'm on the phone..."â˘: Yr msgs r kllg me: the tyranny of textâ˘: Thousands of emails but no conversations?â˘: Distraction or action?â˘: Everything louder than everything elseâ˘: It's all the (techno) rageâ˘: Hiding behind technologyâ˘: Can't get no (business) satisfaction: topless meetingsâ˘: Need a revolution? Take the test: PART II: REVOLUTION RESOLUTIONS: 3. THINKINGâ˘: Thinking, talking, communicating, doing, beingâ˘: How do you want your life to be affected?â˘: Making time to thinkâ˘: A thought a day keeps the madness awayâ˘: Muddled thinking and how to avoid itâ˘: Re-discovering our normal selvesâ˘: Outthink yourselfâ˘: Antidotes to modern lifeâ˘: Towards a survival guideâ˘: Thinking is free, so do it more oftenâ˘: The great turn offâ˘: Taming Technology Tips: 4. TALKINGâ˘: The Art of Brachylogyâ˘: The link between thinking straight and talking straightâ˘: How to speak concisely and clearlyâ˘: How to write concisely and clearlyâ˘: Translating straight thinking into straight talkingâ˘: Spotting waffle - in others and yourselfâ˘: How to say no politelyâ˘: Manifesto for a better lifeâ˘: Taming Technology Tips: 5. COMMUNICATINGâ˘: Technology moralsâ˘: Choosing the right medium to convey your messageâ˘: Email and the death of human interactionâ˘: Right message, wrong mediumâ˘: Wrong message, right mediumâ˘: Right message, right mediumâ˘: Is over-reliance on email killing the art of selling?â˘: Don't think you can handle it all at once - you can'tâ˘: Hiding behind technologyâ˘: Technology etiquetteâ˘: A little downtime? Turn it offâ˘: Taming Technology Tips: 6. DOINGâ˘: Handling the daily inboundâ˘: Multitasking and Rapid Sequential taskingâ˘: Setting up personal tripwiresâ˘: Action not activityâ˘: Workaholics Anonymous: too busy to turn upâ˘: Defined by their machines, not their charactersâ˘: Social networking: at what cost?â˘: Sleepless? Stressed? Anxious? Exhausted?â˘: The art of enoughâ˘: Taming Technology Tips: 7. BEINGâ˘: Life would be nothing without....â˘: Get your attitude right: what defines you?â˘: Have a laugh - you'll live longerâ˘: Take the issues seriously, but not yourselfâ˘: How to be relentlessly enthusiasticâ˘: Never do one thing for too longâ˘: The value of hobbies and interestsâ˘: Get some character into itâ˘: Manifesto for a better lifeâ˘: Taming Technology Tips: PART III: START YOUR OWN REVOLUTION: POSTSCRIPT: THE REVOLUTION FORUMâ˘: How to start your own revolutionâ˘: Take the test at revolutionbook.com or hodder.co.uk/revolutionâ˘: Download the softwareâ˘: Buy the iphone appâ˘: Compare yourself with othersâ˘: Keep tabs on your progressâ˘: Kick the habit
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Are you ruled by your computer or your mobile? This is what you can do about it.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781444190250
Publisert
2013
Utgiver
Vendor
Teach Yourself
Vekt
138 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
137 mm
Dybde
12 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
00, G, 01
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160
Forfatter
Om bidragsyterne
After 20 years in advertising, Kevin Duncan has spent the last nine years as an independent troubleshooter, advising companies on how to change their businesses for the better. Business adviser, marketing expert, motivational speaker and author, he has written 5 books, and has hands-on knowledge of how to run many types of businesses, overseeing over 1,000 projects and winning 35 awards for creativity and effectiveness. He advises companies like Shell and Saatchi & Saatchi on coping with technology overload