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The Digital Diet by Daniel Sieberg
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Article Overview: Technology is a huge boost for most businesses, but many business owners and managers have discovered the technology can easily take over their lives. So how can we utilize the technology we need - yet still maintain a balanced life? The Digital Diet gives us the answer and it comes from a technology guru who knows the value of the technology.
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The Digital Diet by Daniel Sieberg
The
Digital Diet: The 4-Step Plan to Break Your Tech Addiction and Regain Balance
in Your Life by Daniel Sieberg
I
just saw the cell phone commercial that says the small business with the best
technology rules. While I am a big fan of technology and couldn’t have my
business without it – I would tweak that statement a bit. Let’s change that to
– the small business (or person) that knows how to utilize the best technology
in the best way, rules.
I
think the majority of people understand the use of technology can get totally
out of control. When I see neighborhood kids walking down the street and
texting to the people beside them – it seems the use of technology is out of
control. That is just one of many examples we see every day.
If
you are one of the many people who has a cell phone, a computer, a laptop,
several email accounts, several social media accounts, and iPad and various
other technology items – you know what I mean. Just finding enough plug ins to
recharge all those things can take a while. So, maybe you need The Digital
Diet. I know the word “diet” scares people, but author Daniel Sieberg steps
readers through his 4 step plan, one step at a time.
There
are a number of quotes from the book that I really enjoyed…
“At
the core, the Digital Diet is about common sense and common courtesy, Impress
yourself and those around you. Be the master, not the slave.”
“Technology
makes life more sterile and makes it too easy to avoid a conversation (services
like slydial send you straight to voice mail), face responsibility (sorry,
didn’t get your message), or display emotions (those emoticons just don’t cut
it). Too often technology allows us to replace meaningful interaction with
superficial ones. Many of us have become terrible and ineffective communicators
and blog and elfish broadcasters. Lots of telling but very little listening.
We’ve come to rely on what I call, in fast food term, “drive through
conversations”. Pull up, get what you want and drive away. No fuss, no muss. If
only real life were so convenient.”
“…
our heads down, all too often we give in to our gadgets and let them be our
guide. But when we use our mind and our social graces to overcome a particular
dilemma, like catching the right train, there is a sense of pride that we
accomplished something, not our device. That’s one key to better management of
our digital life. Recognize those occasions when your brain is able to solve
the problem and rely on it.”
Let’s
face it – keeping up with every new gadget, toy, program or social site is very
exhausting. So, using Sieberg’s plan makes sense. These are short summaries of
the 4 step plan.
Step 1 – Think - Consider how technology has
overwhelmed our society and the effect it’s had on your physical, mental, and
emotional health.
Step 2 – Boot - Take stock of your digital intake
using Sieberg’s Virtual Weight Index and step back from the device.
Step 3 – Connect - Focus on restoring the
relationship that have been harmed by the technology in your life.
Step 4 – Vitalize - Learn how to live with technology –
the healthy way, by optimizing your time spent e-mailing, texting, on Facebook
and web surfing.
As
with any diet plan, you should review all the steps and then find the best way
to utilize the plan to improve your life. But having read this book and shared
the information with friends, I really think you will be pleasantly surprised
by the things you will learn about yourself by reading this book and working
through parts of the plan. Imagine the difference it could make when you’re able
to take back control of your life…The Digital Diet: The 4-Step Plan to Break Your Tech Addiction and Regain Balance in Your Life by Daniel Sieberg
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