"Technology has taken over and there is only one way to
stop it: take control back of our own lives. Use it when you want to,
not when it wants you to. Always stay behind the leading edge, far
behind. And if you are having trouble, remember, it's the fault of the
technology for not understanding how you think and what you need. Need
more help? Want to know how to do these things? Follow the suggestions
in this book. Banish technostress from your life. If enough people do
it, maybe we can banish technostress from everyone's lives."Donald A. Norman, Senior Technical Advisor, Hewlett-Packard, Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Diego, Author of THINGS THAT MAKE US SMART and THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EVERYDAY THINGS.
"At last, some techno-comfort is available. Weil and Rosen
offer the technophobe and technophile alike a wealth of practical
advice on how to cope in this Age of Technology and Information. This
book is a 'must have' for all of us who work, play and run our lives
with technology."Professor Dennis McInerney, Head Research and Research Degrees Division, Faculty of Education, University of Western Sydney, Macarthur, Sydney Australia
"Although some still harbor the hope that technology will
just go away and leave us in a state of relaxed, primordial
backwardness, it won't. It's presence is pervasive, affecting everyone.
At home, at work, on vacation, at the store, and on our leisure time we
rub up against the ubiquitous microchip. Has there been anything so
powerful in human history that has changed our lives as quickly and as
profoundly as the seemingly unstoppable march of technology? Weil &
Rosen inform us of the increasingly more complex technologically
advanced society that results from this march as well as about the
attendant costs of this juggernaut. Fortunately enough, their message
is not completely bleak, for they also suggest that the costs
associated with these advances may be negotiable. TechnoStress
does a thorough job in de-mystifying technology. Not only does the book
provide a cutting edge theoretical and empirical account of the modern
technological revolution, it also offers a practical starters guide to
the technologically challenged individual and professional. While its
subject is very current and dynamic, the appeal of TechnoStress
is not limited to young high tech professionals. Its relevance extends
from homemakers to corporate executives. The underlying message of the
book is that technology, in all of it's qualitative aspects, affects
all those in it's midst, not only individuals conversant with it's
language and applications. As such, TechnoStress is a book
about all of us and about the society in which we are likely to live
for quite some time."General (Res.) Mordechai Hod, Ph.D., Former Israeli Air Force commander and Commanding Officer of the Israeli Air Industry
"I have to say, I quite like the
treatment done in TechnoStress. The problem is real enough that it will
ring true for all readers, from the most technologically sophisticated
to the most technophobic. I am struck by its 'tone' -- sympathetic,
constructive and pragmatic -- not futuristic, not self-help back to the
real world. It is honest and practical with not a lot of heavy-duty
psychological theory and jargon. I particularly like the historical
tidbits that set the stage for the problem as well as the interesting
research findings that lend support to how technostress has invaded our
world. The family of the 90s in Chapter 6 sounds, sadly, all too
familiar."
Dr. John Mueller, Educational Psychologist, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
"Finally, someone has addressed the
human side of the information revolution."
James D. Best, author of THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION