How to Be Online and Also Be Happy

by Beech, Issy

• ISBN13: 9781743796610
• ISBN10: 1743796617
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2021-12-14
• Publisher: Hardie Grant

Summary

How to Be Online and Also Be Happy is your playful guide to using the internet in a rewarding, productive and meaningful way. While spending time online can be one of the most fulfilling aspects of our lives, it's also a source of great discontent, addiction and anxiety. But there’s no reason to believe that the internet itself is making us sad, it's the way we are using and engaging with it.

How to Be Online and Also Be Happy will teach you how to cultivate a conscientious and good-feeling relationship with the internet and social media. Offering tips and advice to help you approach this landscape, former internet addict Issy Beech will teach you how to set boundaries with your devices and show you how you can engage more purposefully, ultimately teaching you how to use the World Wide Web to make you happier.

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Author Biography

Issy Beech is a Melbourne-based freelance writer and editor whose previous roles have included Senior Culture Writer at VICE, Editor of Australian and New Zealand Thump, Associate Editor at Three Thousand, and Editor at Large of independent publication Goodbooks. Issy has extensive experience in creative and production, and is the host of three web series made by VICE—Come Here Often, The Comedown Show, and AHM's Are You Ready To Be Thirty. She's a pop culture nerd and lives on the internet—so much so that she acquired a back injury from too much iphoning.