Professor Sherry Turkle in The New York Times – 5 Books to Help You Disconnect From Your Phone

Professor Sherry Turkles’ book, “Reclaiming Conversation”, has been featured in a New York Times article on recommended readings to help you disconnect from your phone and improve mental health.

The article writes:

While other books focus on what happens while we are online, Dr. Xiao said she appreciated how this 2015 title explores the consequences of our behavior. We lose our ability to enjoy solitude, she said; we lose our ability to empathize with others.

Using anecdotes from parents, educators and students, Sherry Turkle, a psychologist and sociologist at M.I.T., shows how the deterioration of conversation leads to loneliness. Setting limits on tech use and protecting spaces for real conversation can stave this off. But face-to-face conversation, she argues, is paramount.

“Her point,” Dr. Xiao said, “is to build more offline connections.”

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Sherry Turkle in The New York Times – 5 Books to Help You Disconnect From Your Phone