Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
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Can any of us imagine going back to a world before technology? A world without cell phones, Netflix, Doordash, Microsoft Word, or, ironically, podcasts? The rise of technology and the internet has radically transformed the world we live in, but at what cost? Dr. Adam Alter discusses how behavioral addiction is on the rise amongst other fascinating discoveries as a result of a tech-infested world in his book Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked. 
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