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Difficult Conversations Don't Have to Be Difficult: A Simple, Smart Way to Make Your Relationships and Team Better (Jon Gordon)
by Jon Gordon Amy P. KellyHelp your team maximize their full potential by mastering tough conversations In Difficult Conversations Don’t Have to be Difficult: A Simple, Smart Way to Make Your Relationships and Team Better, bestselling author Jon Gordon and veteran human resources professional and executive coach Amy P. Kelly deliver an engaging and inspiring new take on how to make tough workplace conversations an asset in building a stronger team and organization. The book, written as a business fable, follows Ruth, the CEO of a successful multinational company who has been instructed by her board to prepare her company for sale. Along the way, she must lead an underperforming and dysfunctional team to set aside their differences and work together toward a common goal. This includes growing herself while elevating her team’s performance. As Ruth discovers the secret to unlocking extraordinary growth and productivity, you’ll learn about: The critically important conversations you need to have with your team to realize outstanding results Structuring, planning, and having the tough conversations your team members really need Ensuring your team walks away from difficult conversations more united, motivated, inspired, and positioned for optimal growth and performance Perfect for managers, executives, directors, and business leaders and their teams, Difficult Conversations Don’t Have to be Difficult is also a must-read for coaches, trainers, teachers, consultants, and other professionals doing their best to help others realize their full potential. Teams who read the book together will be equipped with a proven strategy and process to enhance communication performance and unity.
The Difficult Mother-Daughter Relationship Journal: A Guide For Revealing & Healing Toxic Generational Patterns
by Karen C.L. AndersonA compassionate guide to reconciling or resolving strained relationships between mothers and daughters. As a mother-daughter relationship expert, Karen C.L. Anderson gently guides readers through revealing painful patterns in their relationships to finding ultimate healing. Her book isn&’t a quick fix. Rather, she writes to help mothers and daughters heal and either reconcile or peacefully separate. The author of the international bestseller The Peaceful Daughter&’s Guide to Separating from a Difficult Mother offers new practical wisdom in this journal. From setting healthy boundaries to creating a new outlook, Anderson helps create peace in their troubled relationships. You may feel alone in your struggle, but studies suggest that nearly 30% of women have been estranged from their mothers at some point. It can be difficult to talk about strain in these relationships because they are so often glorified in our society as one of the most precious bonds—but that makes them even more important to talk about. You&’ll find: · Various prompts and practices for building a relationship around healthy interdependence rather than dysfunctional codependence · A way to transform things that create pain into sources of wisdom and creativity · An informative and intriguing self-care resource for women in the form of a healing journal
Difficult Mothers: Understanding and Overcoming Their Power
by Terri ApterAn essential work for readers seeking compassionate, wise guidance about the powerful relationship between mothers and their sons and daughters. Mother love is often seen as sacred, but for many children the relationship is a painful struggle. Using the newest research on human attachment and brain development, Terri Apter, an internationally acclaimed psychologist and writer, unlocks the mysteries of this complicated bond. She showcases the five different types of difficult mother--the angry mother, the controlling mother, the narcissistic mother, the envious mother, and the emotionally neglectful mother--and explains the patterns of behavior seen in each type. Apter also explores the dilemma at the heart of a difficult relationship: why a mother has such a powerful impact on us and why we continue to care about her responses long after we have outgrown our dependence. She then shows how we can conduct an "emotional audit" on ourselves to overcome the power of the complex feelings a difficult mother inflicts. In the end this book celebrates the great resilience of sons and daughters of difficult mothers as well as acknowledging their special challenges.
Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters: A Guide For Separation, Liberation & Inspiration
by Karen C.L. Anderson&“An empowering book . . . strategies for freeing yourself from the control of an unhealthy mother relationship.&” —Susan Forward PhD, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Toxic Parents For any adult daughter who struggles with a narcissistic, controlling, or otherwise difficult mother, here&’s the good news: Your mother doesn't have to change in order for you to be happy. Inspired by her own journey, Karen C.L. Anderson shows women how to emotionally separate from their difficult mothers without guilt and anxiety, so they can finally create a life based on their own values, desires, needs, and preferences. With personal stories, practical tools, and journal prompts that can be used now to feel better. Anderson compassionately leads women struggling in their relationships with their difficult mothers through a process of self-awareness and understanding. Her experience with hundreds of women has resulted in cases of profound growth and transformation. This book is about Anderson discovering and accepting the whole of who she is (separate from her mother), and—in relatable, real, funny, and compassionate prose—making her discoveries accessible to women struggling to redefine their own challenging relationships with their mothers. Learn: · Why mothers and daughters can have difficult relationships · How to heal and transform your mother &“wounds&” · How to tell your stories in a way that empowers · How to handle the uncomfortable emotions that seem inevitable · The art of creating, articulating, and maintaining impeccable boundaries · How to stop &“shouldering&” How to &“re-mother&” yourself and acknowledge, honor, and meet your needs
Difficult Personalities: A Practical Guide to Managing the Hurtful Behavior of Others (and Maybe Your Own)
by Helen McGrath Hazel EdwardsAn indispensable guide to understanding―and living or working with―people whose behavior leaves you frustrated and confused. We all have people in our lives who frustrate, annoy, or hurt us: workplace bullies, those who always claim to be right, or those with anxious or obsessive personalities. And most of us hurt others occasionally, too. Now, authors Dr. Helen McGrath, a clinical psychologist and professor, and Hazel Edwards, a professional writer, offer this highly readable, extremely practical guide to dealing with the difficult personalities we encounter every day―in others, and in ourselves. Taking the American Psychiatric Association&’s widely used Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) as its starting point, Difficult Personalities helpfully outlines over a dozen different personality traits and types, detailing their common characteristics and underlying motivations. It also equips readers with numerous strategies for dealing with difficult behavior, including: • Anger and conflict management • Optimism and assertion training • Rational and empathic thinking • Reexamining your own personality. Readers will also benefit from sections on making difficult decisions and maintaining romantic relationships. Perfect for anyone who has ever wished that other people came with a handbook, Difficult Personalities illuminates the personality differences that so often serve as barriers to cooperation in the workplace and harmony at home. Praise for Difficult Personalities &“A no-frills resource that is both easy to understand and highly informative…. McGrath and Edwards have avoided scientific jargon and created a handbook people can put to use immediately. There&’s nothing difficult about this book, except for the subject it gracefully explicates.&”—Publishers Weekly
Dig Your Heels In: Navigate Corporate BS and Build the Company You Deserve
by Joan Snyder KuhlThis comprehensive guide for professional women offers inspiration and practical strategies for getting the career you deserve. In Dig in Your Heels, Joan Kuhl helps women create a clear vision of what they deserve in their careers and a practical path for turning that vision into reality. She offers strategies for overcoming sexist attitudes in the office, as well as for dealing with self-limiting behaviors like Imposter's Syndrome and the Myth of Meritocracy. Kuhl also describes how to build support networks before you even need them and explains how to get actionable feedback that will help you get to the next level—the kind women are rarely afforded. Case studies, practical exercises, and inspiring stories from Kuhl's work with clients at companies such as Goldman Sachs, U.S. Soccer, BlackRock, and top business schools make this a truly comprehensive guide. It's an indispensable resource for women who are determined to secure their seat at the table and create a welcoming workplace for everyone.
Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty: The Only Networking Book You'll Ever Need
by Harvey MackayDig Your Well Before You're Thirsty contains Harvey's gold-chip advice, accumulated over a lifetime of business success, on how to build and maintain the network you need. Harvey guarantees you'll never be more than a phone call away from a person in the position to help you get what you want--whether it's the job opportunity of a lifetime or a lifetime partner, the sales prospect of your dreams or the career advice you've only dreamed of. Harvey shows you how to create a network of trusted, valuable contacts that is worth its weight in platinum.
Digging Deep
by Fran SorinBy tuning in to the processes of the natural world, millions have discovered that gardening acts as a conduit for experiencing creativitynot just in the garden, but in life. Now, gardening expert Fran Sorin offers this prescriptive and motivational book to teach readers to use gardening as a tool for exploring creativity in all areas of life. With evocative illustrations and a series of eye-opening, inspirational exercises, DIGGING DEEP encourages gardeners of all levels to enjoy their gardens more deeply while setting their creative selves free.
Digging Deeper: How Purpose-Driven Enterprises Create Real Value
by Dietmar Sternad James J. Kennelly Finbarr BradleyWhat is the primary purpose of business? The standard answer is ‘making profits,’ but some visionary entrepreneurs and leaders fundamentally disagree. Instead of just making money, they choose instead to “dig deeper” and make a difference through creating real value – improving the lives of others even as they find deeper meaning in their own. These leaders build enterprises that provide identity and a sense of purpose, create positive relationships and a place to learn and thrive, embed sustainability in all that they do, and strive to improve the quality of life of all of their stakeholders. Although not their primary focus, they also make healthy profits, as their unique approach to value creation provides them with a sustainable competitive edge.Digging Deeper is a book full of inspiring stories that illustrate that there is an alternative to a myopic and narrow capitalism that trades in inequalities, exploitation, collective burnout and negative consequences for our shared natural environment. Remarkable examples from all over the world vividly demonstrate how enterprises can create real value through focusing on what the authors call the 6 Ls: long-term orientation, lasting relationships, local roots, limits recognition, developing a learning community and taking leadership responsibility seriously in its very best sense.Digging Deeper liberates the term “value” from the tight chains in which the global financial community has bound it and demonstrates that businesses can contribute to a better life for all ‒ if their leaders can go beyond viewing enterprises as single-purpose money-making machines and develop purpose-driven enterprises that create real value for all.
The Digital and AI Coaches' Handbook: The Complete Guide to the Use of Online, AI, and Technology in Coaching (The Coaches' Handbook Series)
by Jonathan Passmore Sam Isaacson Sandra J. Diller Maximilian BrantlThis comprehensive practitioner guide supports coaches in developing their understanding of digital technologies and how to work in ever-changing digital environments, and shows coaches how to craft their own practices to take advantage of working online.The practice of coaching is undergoing significant change, with technology widely embedded and used in professional coaching services today. Coaching practitioners worldwide are adapting to digital environments, and a host of new technological tools have come into play, from the developments in virtual reality to AI-informed coaching, and from coaching bots to workplace apps. Edited by Jonathan Passmore, Sandra J. Diller, Sam Isaacson, and Maximilian Brantl, this third book in the acclaimed Coaches’ Handbook Series brings together internationally respected coaching experts and practitioners to share the most up-to-date know-how. The book takes you through key technical developments, the critical factors in making digital coaching successful, and how to build a coaching business using these technologies. The book also considers the impacts on the wider industry and concludes with a number of case studies of global coaching organisations and their experiences of using digital techniques, including CoachHub and EZRA.Aimed at coach practitioners, their supervisors, trainers, and student coaches on accreditation programmes or undertaking training for a certificate in coaching, this book showcases best practice, new ideas, and the science behind the digital revolution within coaching practice and the coaching industry.
Digital Bharat: डिजिटल भारत
by Dr Deepak Shikarpurपंचवीस वर्षांनी माहिती तंत्रज्ञानाची गंगा म्हणजेच 'आयटी' भारतात वाहत आहे आणि ती सर्वसामान्य नागरिकांसाठी वास्तव बनली आहे. अंगणी येऊन एक दशकाहून अधिक काळ लोटला आहे. मुळात ही संगणकीय क्रांती असली तरी, प्रत्येकाच्या हातात स्मार्टफोन (किमान साधे मोबाइल फोन) आल्यापासून त्याचा खरा प्रसार (आणि परिणाम) जाणवू लागला आहे. आपली बरीचशी सरकारी कामे ऑनलाइन होऊ लागली आहेत! किमान बिले भरणे, एखाद्या प्रकरणाची माहिती घेणे, तक्रारी दाखल करणे, संबंधित कार्यालयात पोहोचणे आणि तिथल्या विभागाचा शोध घेणे आणि योग्य अधिकाऱ्याची वाट पाहणे यासारख्या मूलभूत कामांसाठी शहरी-निमशहरी भागातही तासनतास वाया जातात. आणि जतन केलेले मानसिक आणि शारीरिक श्रम (सामाजिक, आर्थिक, आत्म-सुधारणा इ.) इतरत्र वापरा. काही हरकत नाही! आणि हे अगदी घरी केले जाऊ शकते. थोडे कौशल्य आत्मसात केले तर अनेकांना त्यात दूरगामी करिअरच्या (कमाईच्या) संधी मिळतील. इंटरनेट, कनेक्टेड कॉम्प्युटर किंवा स्मार्टफोन आणि स्वत:चे बँक खाते यांच्या मदतीने - अगदी गृहिणी देखील तिच्या घरातील आरामात पैसे कमवू शकते. एकदा तुम्ही डिजिटल कौशल्यांमध्ये प्रभुत्व मिळवल्यानंतर, तुम्ही अनेक व्यावहारिक, परस्पर पैलू हाताळण्यास सक्षम असाल. "खरीच कर लो दुनिया मुटका" हे स्वप्न आता सहज शक्य झाले आहे.
Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance
by Erica DhawanAn instant Wall Street Journal BestsellerThe definitive guide to communicating and connecting in a hybrid world.Email replies that show up a week later. Video chats full of “oops sorry no you go” and “can you hear me?!” Ambiguous text-messages. Weird punctuation you can’t make heads or tails of. Is it any wonder communication takes us so much time and effort to figure out? How did we lose our innate capacity to understand each other?Humans rely on body language to connect and build trust, but with most of our communication happening from behind a screen, traditional body language signals are no longer visible -- or are they? In Digital Body Language, Erica Dhawan, a go-to thought leader on collaboration and a passionate communication junkie, combines cutting edge research with engaging storytelling to decode the new signals and cues that have replaced traditional body language across genders, generations, and culture. In real life, we lean in, uncross our arms, smile, nod and make eye contact to show we listen and care. Online, reading carefully is the new listening. Writing clearly is the new empathy. And a phone or video call is worth a thousand emails.Digital Body Language will turn your daily misunderstandings into a set of collectively understood laws that foster connection, no matter the distance. Dhawan investigates a wide array of exchanges—from large conferences and video meetings to daily emails, texts, IMs, and conference calls—and offers insights and solutions to build trust and clarity to anyone in our ever changing world.
Digital Creativity Model and Its Relationship with Corporate Performance
by Kun Chang LeeThis book provides theoretical and practical backgrounds for the digital creativity management and related Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) results on the basis of a set of realistic assumptions in which several topics such as knowledge network, diversity, individual creativity, team creativity, exploration and exploitation, and organizational creativity are discussed. Until now, there has been no clear-cut methodology by which creativity management can be articulated and materialized into the business process management within companies and corporate performance. Though many approaches have been proposed to tackle the creativity research issues, this book adopts a new approach which assumes that the network structure formulated by interrelationships among team members decides individual creativity and team creativity as well, and ABM-based simulations lead to robust analysis of corporate performance over time. Typical examples of network structure under consideration in this study are degree centrality and structural hole (an opportunity to broker the flow of information between people, and control the projects that bring together people from opposite sides of the hole). This book suggests detailed analysis of source code used in implementing a prototype digital creativity simulation engine with related snap-shots and ABM results, so that readers can understand hard core of how to design and implement ABM tasks related to target problems, and extract implications from the ABM results.
Digital Dharma: How AI Can Elevate Spiritual Intelligence and Personal Well-Being
by Deepak ChopraNew York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra delivers a visionary and unprecedented exploration of how artificial intelligence can revolutionize well-being and open new horizons for personal development.&“AI has the potential to help us create a more peaceful, just, sustainable, healthy, and joyful world. Digital Dharma shows you a path.&”—Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAIIn a world captivated yet bewildered by artificial intelligence, spiritual icon Deepak Chopra, MD, illuminates AI&’s untapped potential to unravel the enigma of consciousness, positioning AI not as a threat but as a catalyst for personal and collective growth. In Digital Dharma, Chopra navigates the balance between technology and expanded awareness, explaining that while AI cannot duplicate human intelligence, it can vastly enhance personal and spiritual growth.Chopra shows readers how the most popular, freely available chatbots can serve as guides through every level of human potential—survival and safety, emotional connection, self-worth, abundance, creativity, wisdom, and the infinite possibilities of cosmic consciousness. AI chatbots offer information, advice, and exploratory avenues of untapped potential about any aspect of human awareness. In practical terms, making AI your ally and guide depends on the art of the prompt, the questions a user poses to a chatbot. As Chopra shows in detail, by asking the right questions, you can bring AI into your inner world, which is where personal growth happens. Chopra provides a personal assessment for you to better understand yourself and exercises to help you expand your awareness in any part of your life.Digital Dharma masterfully helps readers to harness AI, not merely as a technological tool but as a partner in crafting a future where human potential solves the urgent problems facing the planet and each of us as individuals. Deepak Chopra invites us to transcend our limitations and explore a relationship with AI that elevates collective consciousness and personal evolution at the same time.
The Digital Diet: The 4-step plan to break your tech addiction and regain balance in your life
by Daniel SiebergWe all know someone who needs a digital diet. Technology has overwhelmed our daily lives to the point of constant distraction. Many of us can no longer focus on a single task or face-to-face conversation without wanting to reach out--or retreat--to the virtual world every few minutes. Science and technology reporter and recovering digital addict Daniel Sieberg has devised a foolproof 4-step plan to help you regain control, focus, and true connection in your life. Step 1//Re: Think: Consider how technology has overwhelmed our society and the effect it's had on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Step 2//Re: Boot: Take stock of your digital intake using Sieberg's Virtual Weight Index and step back from the device. Step 3//Re: Connect: Focus on restoring the relationships that have been harmed by the technology in your life. Step 4//Re: Vitalize: Learn how to live with technology--the healthy way, by optimizing your time spent e-mailing, texting, on Facebook, and web surfing. This program will enable families to communicate better, employees to be more productive, and friends to stay in touch. Sieberg teaches us how to manage and use the technology in our lives to our advantage, without letting it control us.
Digital Discipline: Choosing Life in the Digital Age of Excess
by Havard MelaTake back your life and learn how to thrive in a world with constant distractions.In Digital Discipline, Havard Mela reveals the secret to finding balance with digital use in the modern world. Mela combines the knowledge of how we are impacted by technology with applicable steps to finding purpose and cultivating the discipline required to build a life centered around one’s core values.Digital Discipline is for anyone ready to save time and break online addictions. It covers how to spend time online in a meaningful way without getting lost in distractions.Those who put Digital Discipline into practice will experience:a positive impact on their physical health through increased activity levelsbetter mental health through the implementation of mindful techniquesstrengthened relationships with friends and family.more time and energy to pursue what matters the most....And much more.Digital Discipline will give you the tools and strategies to be more disciplined and less distracted, leading to a happier and more effective life.
Digital, Diverse & Divided: How to Talk to Racists, Compete with Robots, and Overcome Polarization
by David Livermore&“In times like these, it&’s easy to throw up our hands and conclude that we just can&’t get along. But Livermore shows how we can do better.&” —Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Drive The divides between us seem to keep growing no matter the issue—politics, race relations, religion, and the list goes on. How can we bridge our divides without forcing everyone to conform to the same thinking and behavior? Cultural intelligence, a scientific model originally designed for working with people from different cultures, is ideally suited to bridge our polarizing differences. Here, David Livermore, the leading expert in the field, teaches us how to use the method he has taught global executives and foreign diplomats to navigate difficult conversations with anyone. Livermore uses his renowned work in cultural intelligence to address such everyday challenges as: How should I respond to a racist comment? What should I do when someone is completely closed to a different perspective? How can I persuade polarized groups to move beyond &“agree to disagree&”? How do I handle the emotional fatigue that comes with polarizing conversations and relationships? Digital, Diverse & Divided combines groundbreaking research, riveting stories, and proven practical strategies to build a more culturally intelligent—and less stressful—world. &“What can each of us do to address what feels like an intractable problem in our organizations and communities—polarization? David Livermore shares what he has learned from his own research and journey about what it takes to develop cultural intelligence.&” —Linda A. Hill, PhD, Professor, Harvard Business School, and coauthor of Collective Genius
Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur
by Victoria R. Montgomery BrownWith women leading only twenty-four Fortune 500 companies, female founders receiving only 2.2 percent of US venture capital, and the continued presence of sexual harassment and double standards, the gender gap continues to hinder the advancement of women in the professional world. In Digital Goddess, Montgomery-Brown—founder of Big Think, a collection of experts across all fields and disciplines that are either at the top of their field or disrupting it, shares her story in an entertaining and educational light. Told from the unique, female entrepreneurial perspective that unpacks all the hurdles other female founders may face in their own journey to the top, Montgomery-Brown shares the real-world lessons she’s learned along the way, such as: Never lie to your investors, even when you just got arrested. Raising money is a poker game—learn how to play. The power and money still lie with men. Pretending it’s not that way, or being angry about it, won’t lead to success. Your relationship with your co-founder is like a second marriage, so forget about keeping the personal out of the workplace. The more authentic you are, and the more fun you have, the better your experience will be. This book is about dealing with the way things are, even when you don’t like it, and being yourself, even when it seems like a drawback. It’s about sucking it up, making the hard choices, and dealing with the consequences. It’s about being honest no matter what is going down. Victoria’s been called “the anti-Elizabeth Holmes,” for a good reason—unlike the ill-fated Theranos CEO, she&s transparent with her investors even when she fears they will walk away. Digital Goddess is a story for entrepreneurial women at any stage of life who want to know what it actually takes to build a business in a world that’s not always fair, predictable, or politically correct
The Digital Invasion: How Technology Is Shaping You and Your Relationships
by Archibald D. Hart Sylvia Hart FrejdIn the world of technology, there are just two kinds of people: digital natives and digital immigrants. Digital natives are those born after the advent of the internet. They are comfortable with swift technological change and take the presence of technology in their lives almost completely for granted. They have "digital DNA" flowing through their bodies. On the other hand, digital immigrants are those born before the advent of the internet. Their comfort level with our technology-soaked world is more variable. But they are affected by the digital invasion just as much as their native children. With the latest research supporting them, Dr. Archibald Hart and Dr. Sylvia Hart Frejd uncover both the subtle and the dramatic ways digital technology is changing us from within, focusing their exposé on the impact on the spiritual life of individuals. Through insights from neuroscience and psychology, they offer readers therapeutic and biblical strategies for handling the digital invasion in order to become good stewards of their digital lives. Parents, educators, students, counselors, and pastors will especially appreciate this cultural wake-up call. Much of the focus is from a Christianity perspective, but a lot of good information about what use of technology (especially excessive addictive) does to the brain and our ability to function
Digital Mavericks: A Guide to Web3, NFTS, and Becoming the Main Character of the Next Internet Revolution
by Debbie SoonBuild a new life and career while shaping our digital future with NFTs and blockchain technology In Digital Mavericks: A Guide to Web3, NFTs, and Becoming the Main Character in the Next Internet Revolution, founder, NFT collector, and tech entrepreneur Debbie Soon delivers an exciting and eye-opening exploration of the seismic changes and tremendous opportunities that can be found at the intersection of creativity and technology. You’ll learn about how blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are challenging the way we think about our careers and discover inspirational stories behind the personal triumphs and challenges experienced by successful artists, entrepreneurs, and technologists. This book is a career guide for the new age of the Internet, a world being reshaped by blockchain technology. Despite the countless fortunes Web3 has already created, it remains a space subject to both criticism and skepticism. Digital Mavericks is an easy-to-follow roadmap for those eager to play a part in shaping the future of our increasingly digital world. You’ll also find: In-depth interviews and stories from movers and shakers in the space such as entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg, digital art collector Cozomo de Medici, AI artist Claire Silver, technologist Jesse Pollak, and many more. An explanation of the evolution of the Internet, the basics of how Web3 works and is being used today, and its historical significance at this moment in time. A step-by-step guide on how best to enter and navigate the Web3 space, from understanding and transferring your skillset to finding your community and staying level-headed through the noise. Predictions for the future and how we can best prepare ourselves for the impact of regulatory changes and generative AI on blockchain adoption. An inspiring and insightful take on the Wild West of Web3, Digital Mavericks will prove invaluable for anyone interested in understanding the biggest technological revolution of our generation and how we can all work together in transforming the way we interact, transact, and collaborate with one another.
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
by Cal Newport<P><P>Minimalism is the art of knowing how much is just enough. Digital minimalism applies this idea to our personal technology. It's the key to living a focused life in an increasingly noisy world. <P><P>In this timely and enlightening book, the bestselling author of Deep Work introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives. <P><P>Digital minimalists are all around us. They're the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can get lost in a good book, a woodworking project, or a leisurely morning run. They can have fun with friends and family without the obsessive urge to document the experience. They stay informed about the news of the day, but don't feel overwhelmed by it. They don't experience "fear of missing out" because they already know which activities provide them meaning and satisfaction. <P><P>Now, Newport gives us a name for this quiet movement, and makes a persuasive case for its urgency in our tech-saturated world. Common sense tips, like turning off notifications, or occasional rituals like observing a digital sabbath, don't go far enough in helping us take back control of our technological lives, and attempts to unplug completely are complicated by the demands of family, friends and work. What we need instead is a thoughtful method to decide what tools to use, for what purposes, and under what conditions. <P><P>Drawing on a diverse array of real-life examples, from Amish farmers to harried parents to Silicon Valley programmers, Newport identifies the common practices of digital minimalists and the ideas that underpin them. He shows how digital minimalists are rethinking their relationship to social media, rediscovering the pleasures of the offline world, and reconnecting with their inner selves through regular periods of solitude. He then shares strategies for integrating these practices into your life, starting with a thirty-day "digital declutter" process that has already helped thousands feel less overwhelmed and more in control. <P><P>Technology is intrinsically neither good nor bad. The key is using it to support your goals and values, rather than letting it use you. This book shows the way.
The Digital Mystique
by Sarah GrangerIn The Digital Mystique, Sarah Granger-a nationally recognized expert on online culture and social technology-shows us how digital media is shaping our lives in real time. Whether it's how we raise our children, communicate in love and partnerships, support causes, or establish friendships and trust, Granger pinpoints the best ways to seize digital opportunities to make our lives richer and fuller.While the Internet era is one that is frequently criticized as undermining our health, privacy, concentration, and ability to sustain real-world relationships, Granger takes a more optimistic and empowering view. She shares real-life stories and surprising facts about our lives-both online and off-to shed new and fascinating light on the positive effects of the digital media revolution, showing us how we can personally learn, grow, and thrive by engaging in our digitized world.The Digital Mystique includes the following chapters:Connecting Is Just the Beginning.YOUFriending Is TrendingLove in the Time of MessagingThe Kids Are OnlineThe Senior MomentThe Passion of the WebThere's No Business Like E-BusinessCommunity Is the KeyThe Difference a Tweet MakesWhat We Leave BehindA Stitch in Digital Time
Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction
by Thomas Siebel<p>From visionary Silicon Valley entrepreneur Tom Siebel comes a penetrating examination of the new technologies that are disrupting business and government—and how organizations can harness them to transform into digital enterprises. <p>The confluence of four technologies—elastic cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things —writes Siebel, is fundamentally changing how business and government will operate in the 21st century. <p>Siebel masterfully guides readers through a fascinating discussion of the game-changing technologies driving digital transformation and provides a roadmap to seize them as a strategic opportunity. He shows how leading enterprises such as Enel, 3M, Royal Dutch Shell, the U.S. Department of Defense, and others are applying AI and IoT with stunning results. <p>Digital Transformation is the guidebook every business and government leader needs to survive and thrive in the new digital age.</p>
Digital Wellbeing: Empowering Connection with Wonder and Imagination in the Age of AI
by Caitlin Krause“Digital Wellbeing masterfully explores the intersection of technology and human potential. This book is a must-read for those who want to leverage the power of AI to unlock their creativity and imagination and ultimately invent new means of expression that will go way beyond human language, art, and science of today.” —Ray Kurzweil, inventor, futurist, and author of New York Times bestseller The Singularity Is Nearer Elevate your digital wellbeing by embracing wonder, creativity, and technology Digital Wellbeing is a transformative guide that offers leaders, business professionals, educators, and lifelong learners a path to thrive in the digital age. Krause provides innovative strategies to enhance mindfulness, creativity, and wellbeing in a world enriched by technology. This book empowers readers to leverage digital tools to create meaningful, positive connections and improve their overall quality of life. Discover how to integrate principles of wonder, awe, creativity, and imagination with cutting-edge technology to achieve a balanced and fulfilling digital experience. Learn about frameworks for digital wellbeing and how to apply them effectively. Gain insights on using technology to enhance connection and a sense of belonging. Explore the impact of spatial computing, immersive imagination, virtual reality, and AI on wellbeing. Understand social media's impact on societal expectations and personal interactions. Access actionable strategies for leaders, educators, and individuals to excel digitally. Learn how tech usage can be more intentional and less reactionary. Engage with reflection questions and exercises to deepen understanding and application. Combining the structure of a how-to guide with the depth of a reflective workbook, this book offers practical advice and engaging exercises, all delivered in Krause's distinctive voice. Explore the transformative potential of Digital Wellbeing and learn how to excel in a digitally connected world with wonder and imagination. Begin your journey towards a balanced, enriching digital life today.
Digital Wellbeing: Recharge Your Focus and Reboot Your Life
by Petra VelzeboerDigital detoxes don't work. Our wellbeing relies on finding a balance. Improve your focus and create healthy habits that will enrich your life with Digital Wellbeing.So much of our lives are now spent looking at screens, whether we're working on our laptop or checking social media on our phones. It's too easy to become overwhelmed by constant notifications and endless emails, leading to frustration, stress and burnout.In this groundbreaking book, leading wellbeing expert Petra Velzeboer draws upon academic research and fascinating interviews with global experts to uncover the practical insights that will allow you to improve your daily life, set healthy boundaries with technology and prioritize your Digital Wellbeing.