Reset Rethinking Technology for a Happier Life

by Kasket, Elain

• ISBN13: 9781783967834
• ISBN10: 1783967838
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-04-01
• Publisher: Elliott & Thompson

Summary

Join psychotherapist Dr Elaine Kasket as she takes us on a journey to rethink technology – and tune into what really matters. * Do your screentime reports make you wonder what you’ re missing out on in ‘ real’ life? * Have you ever phubbed your partner on a date night? * Will your kids forgive your sharenting when they are old enough to understand digital consent? * Do you want to live a more balanced, present life? In a digital world full of distraction and noise, it can be so easy to lose sight of the relationships and people that really matter. Yet as this transformative book shows, it is entirely possible at every stage of our lives to make positive choices about who we connect with and how we share our world with the people we know, love and trust. Armed with Elaine’ s insights, you won't just think differently about technology. You'll feel happier and more empowered along the way.

Author Biography

ELAINE KASKET is a psychologist, speaker and writer, and an expert on the modern challenges and opportunities brought about by technology. Speaking about life, relationships, privacy and the power of big tech, Elaine appears frequently in the mainstream media as well as on podcasts and at major festivals. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. She also serves as an Honorary Professor of Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton. All the Ghosts in the Machine: The Digital Afterlife of your Personal Data (2019)

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction xi 1 Digital Gestation 1 2 Infancy 21 3 Early Childhood 41 4 Later Childhood 65 5 Adolescence 95 6 Adulthood 125 7 Middle Adulthood 149 8 Older Adulthood 177 9 Digital Afterlife 203 Conclusion 227 Appendix 1: Cultural Generations 239 Appendix 2: Erikson’ s Stages of Psychosocial 240 Development Appendix 3: Kasket’ s Rebooted Techno-Psycho-Social 241 Lifespan Model Acknowledgements 243 Endnotes 247 Index 279