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  Hamlet's Blackberry: Building a Good Life in a Connected World (Hardback) By (author) Jr William Powers

  

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  Short Description for Hamlet's BlackberryA crisp, passionately argued polemic that challenges the sacred dogma of the digital age--the more we connect through technology, the happier we are--and offers a new, practical philosophy for life in a world of screens.
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  • Publisher: Scribe Publications
  • Published: 29 June 2010
  • Format: Hardback 267 pages
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  • Categories: Society & Culture: General | Sociology | Impact Of Science & Technology On Society | Computing: General | Ethical & Social Aspects Of Computing
  • ISBN 13: 9780061687167 ISBN 10: 0061687162
  • Sales rank: 61,361

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• A crisp, passionately argued answer to the question that everyone who's grown dependent on digital devices is asking: "Where's the rest of my life?" At a time when we're all trying to make sense of our relentlessly connected lives, this revelatory book presents a bold new approach to the digital age. Part intellectual journey, part memoir, "Hamlet's BlackBerry" sets out to solve what William Powers calls the conundrum of connectedness. Our computers and mobile devices do wonderful things for us. But they also impose an enormous burden, making it harder for us to focus, do our best work, build strong relationships, and find the depth and fulfillment we crave. "Hamlet's BlackBerry" argues that we need a new way of thinking, an everyday philosophy for life with screens. To find it, Powers reaches into the past, uncovering a rich trove of ideas that have helped people manage and enjoy their connected lives for thousands of years. New technologies have "always" brought the mix of excitement and stress that we feel today. Drawing on some of history's most brilliant thinkers, from Plato to Shakespeare to Thoreau, he shows that digital connectedness serves us best when it's balanced by its opposite, "disconnectedness." Using his own life as laboratory and object lesson, Powers demonstrates why this is the moment to revisit our relationship to screens and mobile technologies, and how profound the rewards of doing so can be. Lively, original, and entertaining, "Hamlet's BlackBerry" will challenge you to rethink your digital life.