Digital Enlightenment : A book about internet addiction and ways to be focused in a digitally distracted world - E-book - ePub

This book will make her reader know the bad effect of the internet and how one becomes addicted to the same. The main theme of this book is internet addiction and how one can use this tool in the most responsible way. Getting addicted to the internet is very easy in today's world, but getting rid of this involves a process. After one completes reading this book, one will come to know about the process, and using that process; one can easily reorient their pleasure center.
This book is written in a very easy way. Hope you will enjoy reading this book, and it will add some value to your life.  PART A: UNDERSTANDING1. Internet Addiction1.1 How internet addiction begins1.2 Why distraction is dangerous in the very first place1.3 Understanding online gaming addiction2. Focus: In the age of digital distraction2.1 Focus vs Satisfaction2.2 Focus is not unlimited2.3 Focus: A difficult task for humans2.4 Story of two of my students2.5 Digital fasting: In the era of digital distraction2.6 Internet and FOMO3.
Internet addiction and cognitive impairment3.1 The transformation from deep to shallow information processing3.2 Multitasking: Increased distraction and reduced executive control4. Internet addiction and mental disorders4.1 Internet addiction and ADHD4.2 Internet addiction and anxiety, stress, and depression4.3 Structural and chemical changes as seen inside the brain of an internet addict4.4 Changed reward circuitry in an addict4.5 Increased dopamine increases stress5.
Internet addiction and sleep deprivation5.1 Sleep deprivation and cardiovascular diseases5.2 Sleep deprivation and weight gainPART B: HOW TO OVERCOME INTERNET ADDICTION6. Mechanism of the human reward cycle6.1 Role of sensory organs6.2 Reward cycle7. Why are bad habits easier to form?7.1 Reorientation of pleasure center / Resetting reward cycle7.2 Power of desire or imagination8. The process is more important than the result8.1 Importance of a detailed to-do list8.2 Prioritization is the key9.
Change is painful but inevitable9.1 Find the reason to change9.2 Resisting change is kin to perish10. Result takes time10.1 Talent and genetics are overhyped10.2 Sacrificing DistractionsAbout the authorAcknowledgmentReferencesIndex