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Prisoners of Technology by Lisa J. Whaley Format: 6 x 9 softcover ISBN: 1-60008-006-5
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Book Description
Is the only thing keeping you warm at night the heat generated from your laptop? Dovyou commonly forget your anniversary or loved one’s birthday because a server went
down? Did you receive this book as a gift from concerned colleagues?
Lisa Whaley wants to you let in you on a not-so-well-kept secret: You are a PRISONER
OF TECHNOLOGY! Whaley, a former IBM executive and ex-prisoner of technology,
knows the all-too-familiar feeling of being trapped in the clutches of chords and
cables. During one sunny summer afternoon, Whaley found herself completely
entangled in the grasp of a fury of devices designed to simplify her life. Listening to
a teleconference on a cordless speakerphone, she cranked out emails on a wireless
Internet connection on her laptop while instant-messaging a friend and navigating a
voice menu prompt on her cell phone in search of a live person, and she realized that she had a problem. "I couldn’t help but wonder if I was the stud muffin of multitasking or just the jack of stupidity."
Prisoners of Technology offers a humorous yet sobering look at the challenges we face
with having the means to abuse the privilege of technology. We are all familiar with
the trials of achieving balance as employees, spouses, parents and friends. Technology
is meant to simplify, yet often complicates this process. With outrageous anecdotes
and sound advice from a team of experts, Prisoners explains the psychology behind
the constant need to be connected and offers eight simple strategies to unplug and put
the correct balance back in your life and work.
Author Information
Lisa J. Whaley is the founder and president of Life Work Synergy, LLC, an organization that helps individuals realize their full potential while finding realistic solutions to achieving synergy and harmony between their personal, professional and spiritual lives. Prior to starting her own company, she spent 22 years with IBM, where she was an executive. She lives outside of Washington, D.C. Prisoners of Technology is her second book.
Author Website
For more information about Prisoners of Technology and Life Work Synergy, LLC, please visit Lisa Whaley's website www.lisawhaley.com.
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