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內容簡介 紐約時報報導:欲罷不能:電子設備為什麼讓我們上癮您每天花幾小時使用智慧型手機?為什麼聊天軟體與社群網站如此讓人難以抗拒?解析世界最大規模的成癮行為──《粉紅色牢房效應》作者亞當.奧特(Adam Alter)新作!各界作家推薦──《決斷2秒間》、《引爆趨勢》作者麥爾坎.葛拉威爾(Malcolm Gladwell)《安靜的力量》作者蘇珊.坎恩(Susan Cain)《給予》、《反叛》作者亞當.格蘭特(Adam Grant)《騙局》、《福爾摩斯思考術》作者瑪莉亞.柯妮可娃(Maria Konnikova)《瘋潮行銷》作者約拿.博格(Jonah Berger)《愈睡愈成功》作者雅莉安娜.赫芬頓(Arianna Huffington)您知道賈伯斯和推特創辦人埃文.威廉斯,都不讓自己的孩子使用iPad嗎?您知道有些遊戲設計師不玩極度容易成癮的《魔獸世界》嗎?您知道科技公司不斷修改產品,直到它們變得令人難以抗拒嗎?這正是因為他們最清楚科技成癮的影響力與嚴重性!本書紀錄行為成癮的崛起,說明為何當今許多事物都如此讓人難以抗拒,從手機與社群網站、網路購物到讓人一集接著一集看的影集與連續劇,進行行為成癮(behavioral addiction)解析,追溯歷年來的研究,說明何謂行為成癮、以及行為成癮從何而來?本書也介紹成癮的因素(或如何塑造成癮行為),以臉書與Instagram等作例子:例如在社群網站上得到的讚,都是從反饋中得到成就感的體現。即使社群網站與聊天軟體縮短人與人之間的距離,卻有成癮的風險,也可能造成人際互動障礙、影響睡眠、專注力下降等負面影響……手機成癮是數位科技的黑暗面、全球共通的問題,作者最後提出可能的解決方式,教您如何將成癮的破壞性降到最低、不讓數位科技支配您的人生! 'Truly addictive' Malcolm Gladwell 'Brilliant' Susan Cain 'Essential' Charles DuhiggHow many times have you checked your phone today? Why are messaging apps, email and social media so hard to resist? How come we always end up watching another episode?In recent years, media and technology have perfected the lucrative art of gaining and holding our attention. This extraordinary feat has changed the behaviour of billions of people, and especially the young: by current medical standards, we are experiencing an unprecedented, global pandemic of addiction. But what exactly is an addiction? And what, if anything, might we do about it?From cliff-hangers to earworms, from religion to pornography, and from the awesome allure of the 'Kim Kardashian: Hollywood' app to the unexpected benefits of the 'butt-brush effect', Irresistible blends fascinating stories with ingenious science to explain how and why we all got hooked. Revealing the surprising causes and sometimes bizarre nature of addiction, this book will equip you with the tools and understanding you need to navigate our irresistible new world.