{"title":"Nicholas Kardaras","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicholas Kardaras explores the impact of modern technology on mental health, offering insightful perspectives on addiction in the digital age. His works invite readers to critically examine the ways screens and devices influence behaviour and wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending research with practical advice, Kardaras' books provide valuable guidance for those seeking to understand or overcome technology-related challenges. They sit comfortably within the realm of \u003cem\u003eSelf-Help \u0026amp; Personal Development\u003c\/em\u003e, appealing to readers interested in contemporary psychological issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"digital-madness-by-nicholas-kardaras-9781250278494","title":"Digital Madness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Nicholas Kardaras is at the forefront of researchers sounding the alarm about the impact of excessive technology on younger brains. In \u003cem\u003eGlow Kids\u003c\/em\u003e, he described what screen time does to children, calling it \"digital heroin\". Now, in \u003cem\u003eDigital Madness\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr. Kardaras turns his attention to our teens and young adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor them, the digital world is a bubble of content you're meant to \"like\" or \"dislike.\" Two choices might be considered easy, but just how detrimental is this binary thinking to mental health? From body image to politics to personal relationships to decisions, the world doesn't exist in an \"up or down,\" \"black or white,\" \"good or bad\" dynamic, and social media shouldn't either. \u003cem\u003eDigital Madness\u003c\/em\u003e explores how technology promotes sedentary isolation, polarization, rewards extremes on both sides, and has spawned a mental health and suicide pandemic from which enormous corporations profit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Kardaras offers a path out of our crisis, using examples from classical philosophy that encourage resilience, critical thinking, concentration, and other beneficial habits of mind. \u003cem\u003eDigital Madness\u003c\/em\u003e is a crucial book for parents, educators, therapists, public health professionals, and policymakers who are searching for ways to restore our young people's mental and physical health.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48241114382572,"sku":"9781250278494","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250278494-digital-madness-1.jpg?v=1787933650"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/nicholas-kardaras.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}