My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open: Untangle Your Relationship with Tech - Revised and Updated

by Tanya Goodin

Overview

‘Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by your digital life? Do you long for a healthier, happier relationship with technology? Look no further. In this captivating self-help toolkit, Goodin expertly navigates the complexities of our digital age, offering invaluable insights, thought-provoking dilemmas, and practical solutions to help you reclaim control.’ Vex King

 

For anyone who has lost their way in the online world, digital detox expert Tanya Goodin offers a tech-versus-life toolkit to deal with the escalating consequences of harmful habits.

 

This book examines 24 personal stories of people wrestling with common technology problems, from a little girl yearning for her mother to put down her phone, to a taxi driver concerned about his son’s gaming addiction.

 

Learn how to recognise and label dependent behaviours – both of yourself and others – and find simple, easy solutions in this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780711264281
Publisher:	White Lion Publishing
Publication date:	10/03/2023
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Tanya Goodin is an author and expert commentator on digital detox, screens and children, digital addiction, tech dependency and work:life balance. She has appeared on BBC Breakfast, Sky News, CCTV (China State TV), ITN London News, BBC R4 ‘Today’ Programme, BBC Woman’s Hour, the ITV National News, and the BBC World Service. Her articles can be found in The Guardian, London Evening Standard, Marie Claire, The Daily Mail and The Sun. Tanya runs digital detox retreats for adults and teenagers (@timetologgoff), and is a consultant for schools, couples, parents and companies of all sizes. Her podcast ‘It’s Complicated’ examines our relationship with our smart phones and includes inspiring guests such as Nikita Gill, Cal Newport, Hinge CEO Justin McLeod and Love Islander Dr Alex George. 
 
Follow Tanya on Twitter and Instagram @tanyagoodin, and visit her website tanyagoodin.com.
 

Table of Contents

Introduction p. 6
How to Use This Book p. 10
 
 
Chapter 1. Loving
Stories about what our tech habits are doing to our relationships.
1. On Technoference“It’s like she’s in a bubble”
2. On Sharenting “He embarrasses me”
3. On Catfishing “Like trying to stop a ship full of holes sinking”​
4. On Fake News/Misinformation“He believes all this stuff”
5. On Phubbing“There are three of us in this relationship”
6. On Phadultery“It’s not cheating”
7. On Digital Legacies“Like visiting a place we used to hang out” 
8. On Flaky Friends“The loneliness is an ache” 
 
 
2. Living
Stories about what our tech habits are doing to our lives.
1. On Comparison Culture“BJ Fogg”
2. On Multi-Screening“My brain has too many tabs open”
3. On Gaming“He’s thrown away everything” 
4. On Trolling “No-one wants to listen to you”
5. On Vampire Shoppers“It doesn’t feel like real money”
6. On The Quantified Self“It completely dominates our lives” 
7. On Smombies “*@%&!”
8. On Consulting Dr Google/Cyberchondria“Doctors are so busy"
 
 
3. Learning 
Stories about what our tech habits are doing to our work, and our brains.
1. On Tech-Life Balance“I get my best ideas after midnight”
2. On Doomscrolling“Like falling down a rabbit hole”
3. On Clicktivism“Hashtags are so lazy”
4. On Nomophobia“What if someone needs me?” 
5. On Filter Bubbles“Who are all these people?” 
6. On Elephants in the Zoom“Do they think we can’t hear them?”

 
Epilogue: How to Be A Good Digital Citizen, a manifesto p. 210
Endnotes p. 216
Resources p. 218
Glossary p. 220
Index p. 222
Acknowledgements & About the Author p. 224

 

Editorial Reviews

'Goodin expertly navigates the complexities of our digital age.'—Vex King

‘Tanya Goodin’s new book is informative, alarming and galvanising.’

—Daily Telegraph

‘Better interact with the digital world to get the benefits without the anxiety.’

—Psychologies

From the Publisher