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Irresistible

Why We Can't Stop Checking, Scrolling, Clicking and Watching

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Irresistible

Written by: Adam Alter
Narrated by: Adam Alter
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About this listen

How 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.

©2017 Adam Alter (P)2017 Random House Audio Mental Health Popular Culture Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences

Critic Reviews

"Truly addictive." (Malcolm Gladwell)
"Brilliant." (Susan Cain)
"Essential." (Charles Duhigg)
All stars
Most relevant
loved it 😊 and must for millennials,
Narration was also good
listened it completely in one go

Informative

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This book touches on so many topics we need to be more aware about. I absolutely loved it and would recommend a listen to everyone who is aware about the negative effect technology has on us.

Highly Recommended

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Content of the book is already acclaimed, but narration is so good that it becomes IRRESISTIBLE to leave it unfinished once started.

One of the few elite narrators in my opinion

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It wants to talk about everything but don't stand good in anyone except Video Games, No discussion of Screen addiction, some clips are just introduced like the Netflix part & nothing else. Plz Go for other better books on this topic dealing in a better way 🕉️🙏🆎

It doesn't stick to its real objective

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