In Real Life : Searching for Connection in High-Tech Times - Jon Mitchell

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In Real Life

Searching for Connection in High-Tech Times

By: Jon Mitchell

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Paperback | 16 December 2014

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224 Pages

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Searching for Connection in High-Tech Times

Technology can help us with some of our most difficult work. It can also offer us endless distractions. Can technology help us, as individuals and communities, in our most important task, that of being a good person? Jon Mitchell sets out to identify and explore the ways in which we can develop a more thoughtful relationship with technology. Rather than only using our technological devices as a medium for connecting with the world, he recommends we rethink our relationship with technology, and see it as a resource that allows us to have a more intimate and personal relationship with ourselves and the world around us. Mitchell offers concrete practices for streamlining and improving the way we use technology in our daily lives. Writing in a relatable, conversational, easy-to-read style, Mitchell draws on his years of experience as a tech journalist and mindfulness practitioner to propose a rethinking of both the design of technology and its use.

Industry Reviews

""In Real Life" is one of the best books I've read about the meaning and use of technology. It's well-written, informed, humble, savvy, entertaining, direct, and useful."--Howard Rheingold, "Net Smart" and "The Virtual Community"
"Can there be 'sacred technology?' Jon Mitchell convinces us that it is possible in this provocative and deeply spiritual exploration of our high-tech times."--Rabbi David Wolpe, "Why Faith Matters"
"The rapid growth of the Burning Man community and the spread of its culture was made possible by the year-round connectivity that the Internet afforded us. This book shines a thoughtful light on the technologies that support the kind of global betterment that Burning Man is all about."-- Will Chase, publisher, Burning Man

"Ideal for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in the role technology is able to play with respect to enhancing the quality of our lives and our communities, along with the potential hazards to both if abused or misused, "In Real Life: Searching for Connection in High-Tech Times" is very highly recommended and would prove to be an enduringly popular addition to community library Self-Help/Self-Improvement collections."The Midwest Book Review
"In Real Life" is one of the best books I ve read about the meaning and use of technology. It s well-written, informed, humble, savvy, entertaining, direct, and useful. Howard Rheingold, "Net Smart" and "The Virtual Community"
Can there be sacred technology? Jon Mitchell convinces us that it is possible in this provocative and deeply spiritual exploration of our high-tech times. Rabbi David Wolpe, "Why Faith Matters"
"The rapid growth of the Burning Man community and the spread of its culture was made possible by the year-round connectivity that the Internet afforded us. This book shines a thoughtful light on the technologies that support the kind of global betterment that Burning Man is all about. Will Chase, publisher, Burning Man
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