We added new technologies to the periphery of our experience for minor reasons, then woke one morning to discover that they had colonized the core of our daily life. These changes crept up on us and happened fast, before we had a chance to step back and ask what we really wanted out of the rapid advances of the past decade. I don’t know what my life would look like without those technologies. It’s hard to fathom as I’ve gone through significant lifestyle changes in the years since. I used to wonder how my life might be different without a tablet (acquired in 2013) or smart phone (acquired in 2015). It’s so new and endless and overwhelming and there’s no definitive road map for integrating it with our lives. No wonder we can struggle with balance when it comes to technology use. This introduction alone felt like a wake up call for me. Newport begins his book by addressing the vast amount of technological change that has essentially snuck up on us over the past 10 years.
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