Sinposis

WE HAVE BEEN WARNED ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PERILS OF TECHNOLOGY: DISTRACTION, DIFFICULTY EMPATHIZING, AND LOSS OF THE ABILITY (OR DESIRE) TO CARRY ON A CONVERSATION. BUT OUR DEVICES AND DATA ARE WOVEN INTO OUR LIVES. WE CAN'T SIMPLY REJECT THEM. INSTEAD, MARGARET MORRIS ARGUES, WE NEED TO ADAPT TECHNOLOGY CREATIVELY TO OUR NEEDS AND VALUES. IN LEFT TO OUR OWN DEVICES, MORRIS OFFERS EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUALS APPLYING TECHNOLOGIES IN UNEXPECTED WAYS_USES THAT GO BEYOND THOSE INTENDED BY DEVELOPERS AND DESIGNERS. MORRIS EXAMINES THESE KINDS OF PERSONALIZED LIFE HACKS, CHRONICLING THE WAYS THAT PEOPLE HAVE ADAPTED TECHNOLOGY TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL CONNECTION, ENHANCE WELL-BEING, AND AFFIRM IDENTITY.