ISBN: 9798895151723 - the convenience trap: how to regain control in a world of instant gratification (4 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A wake-up call that exposes how modern convenience is quietly eroding our physical, cognitive, and social capabilitiesand a blueprint for reclaiming strength, resilience, and agency in an AI-driven world. Welcome to the most convenient era in human historyright now. And yet, we are weaker, more anxious, and less capable than ever. In The Convenience Trap, physicians and researchers Dr. Robert Carter III and Dr. Kirti Salwe Carter reveal the hidden cost of frictionless living, from GPS-dependent brains and atrophied bodies to outsourced thinking, fragile health systems, and vanishing community bonds. Blending neuroscience, behavioral economics, medical research, and real-world stories, the Carters trace how small, invisible trade-offsautomatic payments, algorithmic decision-making, over automation, and digital dependencycompound into large-scale human vulnerability. But this is not a book about rejecting technology. It is a book about strategic inconveniencechoosing small, intentional friction to rebuild lost capabilities. Through the A.L.I.V.E. framework, readers discover how to reclaim physical competence, cognitive resilience, financial awareness, and meaningful connection. A wake-up call that exposes how modern convenience is quietly eroding our physical, cognitive, and social capabilitiesand a blueprint for reclaiming strength, resilience, and agency in an AI-driven world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A wake-up call that exposes how modern convenience is quietly eroding our physical, cognitive, and social capabilitiesand a blueprint for reclaiming strength, resilience, and agency in an AI-driven world. Welcome to the most convenient era in human historyright now. And yet, we are weaker, more anxious, and less capable than ever. In The Convenience Trap, physicians and researchers Dr. Robert Carter III and Dr. Kirti Salwe Carter reveal the hidden cost of frictionless living, from GPS-dependent brains and atrophied bodies to outsourced thinking, fragile health systems, and vanishing community bonds. Blending neuroscience, behavioral economics, medical research, and real-world stories, the Carters trace how small, invisible trade-offsautomatic payments, algorithmic decision-making, over automation, and digital dependencycompound into large-scale human vulnerability. But this is not a book about rejecting technology. It is a book about strategic inconveniencechoosing small, intentional friction to rebuild lost capabilities. Through the A.L.I.V.E. framework, readers discover how to reclaim physical competence, cognitive resilience, financial awareness, and meaningful connection. A wake-up call that exposes how modern convenience is quietly eroding our physical, cognitive, and social capabilitiesand a blueprint for reclaiming strength, resilience, and agency in an AI-driven world. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…