Psychology of Technology Workbook
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The perfect companion to “Psychology of Technology: Where Human Psychology Meets the Digital Frontier”
This practical workbook takes you on a structured 30-day journey toward digital well-being. Each day offers thoughtfully designed exercises, reflections, and action steps that guide you from awareness to meaningful change.
Through this step-by-step program, you’ll:
- Understand how technology shapes your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
- Break free from unhealthy digital patterns and attention-fragmenting habits
- Create boundaries that protect your relationships and mental health
- Develop sustainable practices that put you back in control of your digital life
Whether you’ve read the book or are just beginning to explore your relationship with technology, this workbook provides the framework to transform knowledge into action.
Praise for this book
What makes this book special is Hal’s balanced approach to our digital lives. He delves into the neuroscience of how technology affects our brain chemistry and attention spans, but presents these insights in accessible, engaging language that never feels like you're reading a research paper. Hal doesn't vilify technology instead, he promotes what he calls "Intentional Use," a framework that helps readers distinguish between technology that enriches their lives and digital habits that quietly drain their time and mental energy.
One of the book's strengths is addressing how we navigate our technology saturated lives, both personal and professional. Hal acknowledges the reality that a complete digital detox isn't practical for most people, instead offering realistic strategies for creating boundaries that work in the modern workplace and home environment to include personal relationships.
Through out the book, Hal provides concrete, actionable steps—daily practices, weekly check-ins, and environmental changes—that help you reclaim your attention without feeling deprived. These aren't rigid rules but adaptable principles you can customize to your life.
Often we trade advice with each other such as, you should turn off all of your social media for a weekend or wear tin foil hats to keep the space rays out. This is basically in the form of any other modern myth. But the problems living in this modern noisy world is really there! So we keep looking for solutions, finding solutions each more absurd than the other. The research driven approach presented in The Psychology of Technology is a practical guide to identifying all of the things that are conspiring to rob us of our ability to give our full attention. In this book it also provides practical solutions to address these problems too. I would recommend this book to any one who is trying to claw back their precious time, bring focus and reclaim their daily life.
This was a very interesting read. I found his perspective on how technology impacts our lives as very poignant and relatable. He made a lot of very solid points about how reliant we are on technology and how it does shape the world that we’re in, maybe not always for the better. In some ways it feels as if technology takes a little bit of human out of our lives because we are so engaged with it. However, he also makes some very solid points about how wonderful advancements have been when used as intended and how they have contributed to our society. I really enjoyed this book and I hope he comes out with a second