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Irresistible by Adam Alter
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Mar 14, 2017

it was amazing
bookshelves: non-fiction
Read from March 13 to 14, 2017 , read count: 1

I heard about this book via a review in the New York Times, and I found it just as addictive as the topic that Mr. Alter covers. The contents are fascinating and more than a little alarming to me. As a person who has fallen into several of the behavioral addictions that are mentioned, reading this helped me to realize what changes might be necessary not only in my own life but in the lives of my future children. I've been recommending it to all of my coworkers and friends, particularly as many of us are spending more time on our screens both at work and at home. In his NYT interview, Mr. Alter said "there should be times of day where it looks like the 1950s or where you are sitting in a room and you can't tell what era you are in." (via the New York Times, March 6, 2017) I couldn't agree with him more.
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