With cutting-edge research about our tech-obsessed world, he soothes us via novel solutions to wean us from our social networks, smartphones, games, fitness watches and other gadgets. Irresistible offers a crucial understanding of how we are psychologically tethered to our devices, along with much-needed solutions so that we can live rich, meaningful and healthy lives in an increasingly tech-driven age.” - Susan Cain, co-founder of Quiet Revolution and New York Times bestselling author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking “Adam Alter has achieved the Holy Grail: a book that’s important, insightful, and a pleasure to read. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive “For many, social media presents an ideal mode of expression, but it also holds the danger of becoming a crutch or-as Adam Alter’s brilliant new book illustrates-a behavioral addiction that threatens to undermine our mental health and relationships.

Irresistible is a fascinating read that will leave you enlightened-and alarmed.” -Daniel H.

From tracking social media “likes” to counting our steps, our actions are being guided less by our own volition than by the architecture of the technologies we use. Alter brilliantly illuminates the new obsessions that are controlling our lives and offers the tools we need to rescue our businesses, our families, and our sanity.” - Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take “This important book explores how technology keeps us hooked, why that’s destructive-and how to take back control.” - People “In this smart, sharply-argued book, Adam Alter lays out the evidence for a hidden danger in our lives: behavioral addiction. enjoyable yet alarming book.” - Washington Post “If you can't stop checking, clicking, surfing and liking, put your device down and read Adam Alter's Irresistible, an important, groundbreaking book about why we're addicted to technology, how we got here, and what we should do next.” -Arianna Huffington, author of The Sleep Revolution and Thrive “One of the most mesmerizing and important books I’ve read in quite some time. He takes in everything (which today is most things) whose business model depends on being irresistible. Irresistible is a fascinating and much needed exploration of one of the most troubling phenomena of modern times.” -Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers David and Goliath and Outliers “Alter’s sweep is broad: He includes not just the more obvious addictive technologies such as slot machines and video games, but the whole sweep of social media, dating apps, online shopping and other binge-inducing programs. “As if to prove his point, Adam Alter has written a truly addictive book about the rise of addiction.

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