One thing that really impressed me in this book was the diversity of topics it touches on, including: fake news, sharenting, vampire shoppers, and my favorite chapter: digital legacies, among many others. Complete with diagnostic guides to tell-tale signs and a manifesto for improved digital citizenship, this habit-improving bible offers the conversation-starting vocabulary we so desperately need to understand and untangle our relationship with technology for a more humane world. PDF / EPUB File Name: My_Brain_Has_Too_Many_Tabs_Open_New_Ed_-_Tanya_Goodin.pdf, My_Brain_Has_Too_Many_Tabs_Open_New_Ed_-_Tanya_Goodin.epub If you use the internet even semi-regularly, read this book. If you love someone who uses the internet semi-regularly, read this book. If you don’t even use all the internet all that much, read this book. I’m 99% certain you won’t regret it.

It is mostly introductory so it’s worth reading through the sections that interest you and potentially using additional resources to delve in further. Overall, though, this was a good book to become more aware on this topic. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to get educated or further educated on this. This book is accessible for everyone. The narrative sections clearly communicate the issues to those with less expertise in the area whilst the data, manifesto and practical tips are provocative for those of all levels of knowledge of the subject. The layout and language are clearly comprehensible for the whole family with bright colours and large graphics breaking up the text throughout. It is well worth a read! About the author The individual stories are all true, though I’ve disguised the identities of those concerned to protect them. They were people who all made a deep impact on me as they shared their struggles with tech. From the nine year old girl who interrupted a talk I was giving her class on cybersafety to tell me that her mother wouldn’t put her phone down around her, and that it made her feel invisible; to the Uber driver who poured out his anguish about his gifted son who had dropped out of university because to his gaming addiction, and now spent all day in his bedroom; to the couple who each told me separately they were bothered by the other ignoring them on their phone. These are all people struggling with how bad tech habits were impacting their lives, and their relationships.Vampire Shoppers – dead-of-night, sleepless shoppers who spend a third more than daytime shoppers, and range from nocturnal gamers to exhausted parents;

Whilst frenzied workdays and long hours may not be in your control, you can control how you respond to them. Adopting the above tips can bring some mental relief and reset your ability to focus on what’s most important and which tabs to keep open. Goodin offers a highly readable overview of the primary problems common technology and tech services such as social media pose the average person, from anxiety about making calls, to ignoring your partner or children in favour of mindless scrolling, and an inability to disconnect. Cyberchondria – Dr Google is causing a wave of misdiagnoses from anxious searchers, with 35% of all US adults among this number; The toxic trolling culture on social media is another hot topic whenever I give a public, workplace or school talk. Audiences of all ages are very much aware of the pitfalls of being on social media, particularly for women, and many of them have started to develop some practical solutions to help them deal with it. In the book, I share the story of a young woman who had been targeted by trolls, and how I helped her. ON DOOMSCROLLING How many other devices are to hand? – PC with multiple screens, smart phone – personal and work issue?I’m particularly delighted to be published in Asia as digital wellbeing is a global issue and several pieces of research have shown that Asian populations are potentially suffering even more than the West from the effects of tech over-use and the impact on work, relationships and mental health.

In the past year our digital and physical worlds have collided more than ever, leaving us all painfully aware of the need to log off. This manifests both in our own habits and those of our partners, children, colleagues and friends. Through our founder Tanya Goodin’s new book ‘ My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open‘ you can learn how to recognise harmful practices and find practical strategies to return to a more balanced life. What does it include? In the book I use the stories as a jumping-off point to discuss the wider problems these struggles illustrate and I draw on a huge body of research to suggest some really practical ways we can all fix them. ON FAKE NEWSMove – Physical activity releases feel good chemicals called endorphins which reduce the perception of pain. So step away from your desk and stretch, take a walk in nature and get moving.Movement distracts you and gives your brain a break from the open tabs. Some don’ts: avoid opening more tabs (you don’t need them); try not to let your stomach control your brain (hangry is real people!); and say no to the naughty stuff (it’s tempting to pop a sleeping pill or down a bottle of wine in one sitting in an attempt to distract yourself from the tabs, but, ultimately, these are not good self-care options). The key phrase to know, according to the Metro's Ellen Scott, is “task switching,” which is what our brains are really doing when we think we're multitasking. Research has found that humans can't really efficiently multitask at all—instead, our brains hop rapidly from one task to another, losing concentration every time we shift our attention. Opening a million tabs, it turns out, is often just a digital form of task switching. Deep breathing has a multitude of health benefits but, when it comes to the brain, consciously taking a breathe simply allows time to pause. And when you purposefully pause you create an opportunity to clear your mind and direct your concentration. In today’s modern world we are constantly faced with a barrage of information via multiple devices, and our communication habits don’t often have an off switch. Remember, technology is where the saying ‘my brain has too many tabs open’ came from in the first place! Now, I am pro-tech (my to-do list and calendar, aka my entire life, is stylishly managed via my iPhone) but I am also a big fan of the digital detox, that is, no TV, no laptop, no mobile phone etc.