About the book

This book is an easy-to-read, magazine format packed with lots of pictures and practical things you can do. It is a resource guide featuring dozens of other books from some of the leading experts in this field.

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Here is an excerpt from the end of Part 1:

Your take-away so far?
How are you hearing our message in Part A? I hope you don’t think that we’re saying quietening your children with screens makes you a bad parent. Sometimes quiet time watching cartoons is helpful. It’s a problem if this is always how kids self-soothe, or the only way they know how.

Our message is not that Skype, FaceTime or Zoom are bad. Virtual connections can bring people together.  

The internet and social media aren’t inherently problematic; they can foster positive social, political and environmental  action. Dr. Goodall, Greta Thunberg and other activists use them as a force for good.

Our message is about balance and mindfulness. In Part B we’ll learn from traditional wisdom cultures and how they care for each other and this green planet, our only home.

We’ll see how time in nature and mindfulness practices can help us with digital addiction.

I wrote much of this book outdoors by the lake, under an old maple tree, on a laptop with a wired keyboard and wired mouse. I check email two or three times a day, and miss it when I cannot go online.

I use a corded landline for phone calls. It is the centre of my communication hub. My lowSAR (less radiation) cell phone doesn’t have data, apps, games or notifications. I don’t use it to organize my time, or to keep in touch with friends. It doesn’t talk to the fridge, the car or any  security system.  

My analog watch doesn't track the weather, my footsteps or my heart rate.  
You’ll learn later from a cardiologist and a neuroscientist how “smart” tech can affect our heart and brain health, and how to make truly smart choices.

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