Download or read book Distracted written by Terri R. Kurtzberg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the benefits and negative consequences of our increased connectivity at school, at work, and at home? Is being constantly distracted now a worldwide problem? This book examines how new technologies and social pressures have changed the way we use our attention, and the extent to which they drive us to distraction, by interpreting hundreds of scientific studies from the literatures in cognitive and social psychology, sociology, communication, management, and decision making. While distraction is ever-present in daily life, staying connected in an efficient way is the goal for one and all. To accomplish that, some amount of fine-tuning of typical interactions with technology is in order. Nearly everyone recognizes the addictive nature of constant connectivity—and its destructive effect on productivity and quality of work. But the availability of technology also promotes better engagement, control, and flexibility in both professional and personal settings. An in-depth analysis of these tradeoffs can lead to smarter choices about when and how to be connected throughout the day and across settings. The ultimate objective is to have technology enhance our lives without serving as a source of constant distraction. Distracted: Staying Connected without Losing Focus explains the nuances of what this addiction stems from—considering both societal and technological factors—and identifies both the invaluable opportunities and the counterproductive consequences of living in our technology-enabled, instant-access-to-everything world. The chapters examine a wide swath of scientific research to expose how technology use affects our attention and the extent to which it causes distraction. Authors Terri Kurtzberg and Jennifer Gibbs apply the science of human attention to reveal how specific areas of our lives are significantly changed with the advent of "continuous connectedness," including in the workplace, in personal relationships, in childhood development, and with regard to education and learning. Readers will clearly understand why multitasking fails us, what the consequences are—to ourselves and those around us—of being focused on a screen for much of the day, and how each of us can adjust our use of technology in order to improve our lives.
Download or read book Staying Connected written by Rudolf Steiner and published by SteinerBooks. This book was released on 1999 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of maintaining, continuing, and enhancing our relationships with those who have died was a fundamental part of Rudolf Steiner's work. This volume collects a rich harvest of Steiner's thoughts on this subject gathered over many years. Steiner speaks from his own experiences, providing some of the meditation practices and verses that worked for him. We learn of the value of reading to the dead; of using verbs (rather than nouns) when talking with them; of the importance of the sacred moments while falling asleep and awaking for asking questions and receiving answers; of the way our memories of the dead are like art to them; and of key moods we must develop -- community with the world, gratitude, confidence in the current of life.
Download or read book Becoming Holy One Virtue at a Time A Guide to Living the Theological and Cardinal Virtues Stay Connected Journals for Catholic Women written by Sara Estabrooks and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2020-01-31 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God calls each of us to become saints. That may seem daunting, but in Becoming Holy, One Virtue at a Time, Sara Estabrooks shows you how you can answer this call in your daily life. By drawing on Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, you will be enabled to seek virtue and pursue sainthood, starting now.
Download or read book Getting Connected Staying Connected written by John Defrain and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Couples and families have it in their power to be happy with each other and create a pleasant and peaceful home environment in which they live together. Our aim in writing about getting connected and staying connected is to accentuate the positive - to show clearly and simply how happy couple and family relationships are created and maintained over time. We will be continuously demonstrating what works well in creating strong, enduring relationships. The focus will be on six key couple and family strengths: 1) appreciation and affection for each other; 2) commitment to the family; 3) positive communication; 4) enjoyable time together; 5) a sense of spiritual well-being and shared values; and 6) the ability to manage stress and crisis effectively.
Download or read book Staying Connected to Your Teenager Revised Edition written by Michael Riera and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At last, a book of sage advice that will help frustrated parents reconnect with their teenager and keep that connection even in today's often-crazy world.The first step is simple: realizing that inside every teen resides two very different people-the regressed child and the emergent adult. The emergent adult is seen at school, on the playing field, in his first job, and in front of his friends' families. Unfortunately, his parents usually see only the regressed child-moody and defiant-and, if they're not on the lookout, they'll miss seeing the more agreeable, increasingly adult thinker in their midst.With ingenious strategies for coaxing the more attractive of the two teen personalities into the home, family psychologist Mike Riera gives new hope to beleaguered and harried parents. From moving from a "managing" to a "consulting" role in a teen's life, from working with a teen's uniquely exasperating sleep rhythms to having real conversations when only monosyllables have been previously possible, Staying Connected to Your Teenager demonstrates ways to bring out the best in a teen-and, consequently, in an entire family.
Download or read book Staying Connected written by James Ferrabee and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Ferrabee and Michael Harrison reveal that even as decades have passed and economic trends have soared and crashed, MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier has been able to rely in good times and bad on the tradition and continued presence of the MacDougall family as well as the firm's core values: integrity, independence, and trust. Not only rich in detail about the history of the company, its founding family, and Canadian business, Staying Connected also offers a lively portrait of the city of Montreal from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twenty-first. Accessible and amusing, this is an inside account of a continual success story.
Download or read book Staying Connected written by Rachel Saliba and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2016-12-16 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Staying Connected is a journey of discovery for parents of children who are about to begin school or who are already on their journey through education. Rachel encourages parents to discover where learning happens and shares stories of the school experience from a parent perspective. Her helpful advice draws from real life stories of parenting children as they make their way through their education. Truly connecting with children and their learning is at the heart of the book as Rachel encourages us to explore our own connection with ourselves to enable that special relationship between parent and child to continue once they begin school. The book is a helpful tool, a guide for practice with examples of how-tos. Although its geared for parents, as a teacher, I would find it very helpful, especially for the kinds of conversations I might have with both parents and children. It also provides wonderful ideas that a teacher can pass on to a parent about talking with and encouraging a child. Some of the best gems in this book are near the end; Rachel writes, The gift of connection with our children can never truly be found unless we connect with ourselves first. Dr. Joni Samples Chief Academic Officer, International Speaker and Author Family Friendly Schools, USA This book is a must read for parents and carers who want to be thoughtful and intentional in their parenting - in ways that are simple and affirming for adultand child. Rachel offers insights and personal reflections on parenting and childrens learning as well as providing sound practical advice. She skillfully weaves stories from her own experience with the academic literature and research making this a very accessible and relatable book. Danielle Cronin Winston Churchill Memorial Trust of Australia, Churchill Fellow 2008 Public Policy and Parental Engagement in Education, USA and UK
Download or read book Getting Connected Staying Connected written by John DeFrain and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Couples and families have it in their power to be happy with each other and create a pleasant and peaceful home environment in which they live together. Our aim in writing about getting connected and staying connected is to accentuate the positive to show clearly and simply how happy couple and family relationships are created and maintained over time. We will be continuously demonstrating what works well in creating strong, enduring relationships. The focus will be on six key couple and family strengths: 1) appreciation and affection for each other; 2) commitment to the family; 3) positive communication; 4) enjoyable time together; 5) a sense of spiritual well-being and shared values; and 6) the ability to manage stress and crisis effectively.
Download or read book Staying Connected While Letting Go written by Sandy Braff and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005-02-07 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you’re living with a loved one who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease you must be able to survive one emotional upheaval after another. What is most important during this difficult time is that you not only survive the physical demands placed on you as the primary caregiver, but that you learn to cope effectively with the emotional turmoil and preserve the quality of your own life in the process. Caregivers have been known to put their own lives on hold and become entirely devoted to caregiving—making this difficult role even harder, and often compromising their own health. This needn’t happen. The caregivers you will meet in this book, with whom you have much in common, have learned how to deal with the frustration, anger, and grief that come naturally to any person in this role. Through their poignant stories and personal experiences you will find the strength that you need to care for your loved one while remaining emotionally committed as the mutuality of your partnership fades. Loving and nurturing while letting go is the paradox of Alzheimer’s caregiving. You can learn from the caregivers in this book what you need to do to create a satisfying life that meshes with your role as caregiver. You will ultimately be able to make the right decisions and minimize the chaos that can overwhelm you. Within are the tools you need to manage the stressors of your changing and challenging world.
Download or read book Staying Connected with Your Teen written by Yshai Boussi and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2024-03-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful parenting strategies grounded in polyvagal theory to help you stay connected with your teen, reduce conflict, and set limits with love. When it comes to your teen, do you feel like you’re walking on eggshells? Do they lash out at you when you try to set limits, or stomp off to their room and slam the door at the slightest criticism? Welcome to the teen years! Emotions and hormones are running high, everything feels like a crisis, and you’re lucky if you can get through the day without a fight. So, how can you stay connected, set limits, and keep the peace? Grounded in cutting-edge polyvagal theory, Staying Connected with Your Teen shines a light on why teens are so easily triggered, and offers nerve-calming strategies to minimize reactivity, nurture a stronger connection, and help you lovingly guide your teen on the path to adulthood. You’ll also find skills to help you meet your teen where they are developmentally, and discover ways you can help them feel safe and loved—even when you are having disagreements. Trust is at the heart of the bond between parents and teens. This book will help you strengthen that trust and create a peaceful atmosphere where expectations are better communicated.
Download or read book The Treasure of Staying Connected for Military Couples written by Janel Lange and published by Serviam Publishing. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a lifeline for couples stressed by military life, especially the lengthy separations. Short "real life" stories of couples growing through the tough times are expanded by comments from the author, a Navy wife of 25 years, who also has 25 years experience in presenting marriage enrichment programs. - Publisher
Download or read book Log Off written by Blake Snow and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT'S OFFICIAL: excessive "internetting," smartphoning, and social media make us miserable. But it doesn't have to be that way. Over the last decade, recognized journalist Blake Snow rigorously researched, tested, and developed several connectivity strategies for finding offline balance in an online world, which resulted in this, his first book. In Log Off: How to Stay Connected after Disconnecting, Snow passionately, succinctly, and sometimes humorously explains how to hit refresh for good, do more with less online, live large on low-caloric technology, increase facetime with actual people, outperform workaholics in half the time, and tunefully blend both analog and digital lives with no regrets. If the "offline balance movement" is real, this is its playbook.
Download or read book Living Connected written by Afton Rorvik and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living Connected offers creative and practical ways to embrace introversion as a friendship-building tool all while encouraging deep connections.
Download or read book Pray And Stay Connected To God written by Patience E. Iwoh and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an inspirational, devotional and prayer guide, it is written based on fresh inspiration that I have received from God in the cause of my daily walk with Him. I have discovered that the more i pray, the more I connect to God and hear from God. And when I pray less, I get disconnected from God. I have also observed that Many Christians today, also experience an unstable connection with God; They are in and out of fellowship with God. They can be on fire for God today and become lukewarm the next day. This book is meant to help Christians pray and to maintain a stable connection with God. The more you pray, the more you connect to God. There is so much evil happening in the world today that can make a Christian to easily disconnect from God. Prayer is the key to maintaining a stable connection with God. Pray and Stay connected to God Always. May God bless you real good.
Download or read book Staying Connected While Social Distancing written by Grace Hansen and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title begins by explaining what COVID-19 is, what social distancing is, what “flattening the curve” means, and how they’re all related. It also gives kids fun ways to connect with their friends, extended family members, and neighbors who they likely miss seeing in person. The book gives kids both technology and technology-free options to stay connected with others. Complete with inviting photos and images, bolded glossary terms, and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Breaking Busy written by Alli Worthington and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever felt like a fraud or failure as you struggle to find balance in life? Do you find yourself juggling everything in mediocrity and feeling like you're succeeding at very little? In her no-nonsense style, Alli Worthington--popular podcaster and author of The Year of Living Happy--tackles the big questions about finding happiness and one's God-given purpose. Have you ever felt like a fraud or failure as you struggle to find balance in life? Do you find yourself juggling everything in mediocrity and feeling like you're succeeding at very little? In her no-nonsense way, Alli Worthington tackles the big questions about finding happiness and one's God-given purpose. Breaking Busy marries popular secular research with solid biblical principles, instilling confidence that you, too, can move from crazy busy to confident calm. With refreshing candor, uproarious true stories, and a Christian worldview, Alli delivers truths that dismantle common happiness myths. Then she empowers you to get unstuck, to let go of the good to make way for the great, to know yourself and your Creator, and ultimately to find peace and purpose in this world of crazy. You will: Learn how to stop chasing what leaves you empty and start doing what you were created to do. Identify the common lies you believe and how to strip their power from your life. Recognize how what you say no to determines what you can say yes to. With relatable anecdotes, Alli models real-life guidance on boundaries, relationships, and self-care, humbly examining her own mistakes and walking through how she learned from her missteps and found peace in a world of busyness. If you long to find real connection with both your loved ones and your Creator, Alli Worthington deftly balances intelligent humility and heartwarming humor to help you rediscover your path.
Download or read book Connected Culture written by Jerry Allocca and published by CONNECTED CULTURE. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connected Culture is a powerful resource that demonstrates how to leverage the new and interactive communications tools that your customers use every day. It will make a proven difference in the way your organization connects with the world. Brought to you through real life experience in the successful implementation of digital media and filled with eye-opening statistics from the field, Connected Culture is a unique, step-by-step playbook on marketing in the digital age.
