You Are What You Click, Brian A. Primack
You Are What You Click, Brian A. Primack
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You Are What You Click
How Being Selective, Positive, and Creative Can Transform Your Social Media Experience

Author: Brian A. Primack

Narrator: Eric Jason Martin

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/14/2021


Synopsis

An empowering, forward-thinking solution for creating intentional and healthy social media habits from an expert on media, technology and health.

Internationally acclaimed behavioral scientist and social media expert Brian Primack, MD, PhD, believes we do not need to swear off social media, delete all our online accounts, or give up our phones to live healthier, happier lives. In You Are What You Click, he offers a new approach to digital wellness, and a realist's perspective on how what we consume online affects our well-being. In response, he presents a "social media pyramid" that personalizes our tech diet so we can enjoy a fruitful, balanced relationship with social media.

While many of us turn to social media looking for a sense of connection and comfort, the data show that it may paradoxically leave us feeling more alone and depressed. Drawing on over twenty years of original research, Dr. Primack explains the fascinating nuances of our relationship with social media, its impact on our mental health, and the dangers of social media using us instead of the other way around. He empowers us to take back control with a simple method: being more selective, positive, and creative with our lives online.

Dr. Primack introduces surprising strategies you can use right away to fine-tune your online experience and discover your definition of digital balance. Through short, actionable chapters, you'll learn how to:

• Tailor your social media use to your personality.
• Select positive relationships over toxic ones.
• Overcome comparison syndrome and the fear of missing out.
• Fill your feed with meaningful, humorous, and uplifting content.
• Optimize your news intake and resist doomscrolling.
• Improve your sleep, create "tech holidays," and more.

With innovative strategies for managing technology, you'll transform your relationship with tech and discover how to make social media work for you.

You Are What You Click offers a science-backed approach from a credentialed doctor: Dr. Brian Primack has an MD and a PhD in Education and Behavioral Science. Primack is the go-to expert on this topic. His work on the intersection of media and health has been cited nearly 6,000 times in peer-reviewed scholarly literature, and he has been featured in major media outlets across the world.

FOR WELLNESS READERS, PARENTS, AND ANYONE WHO USES SOCIAL MEDIA: Dropping off the digital map or deleting all our social media accounts isn't the only option—and often isn't something we feel ready to do. Rather than digital abstinence, with Primack's 3-step plan, tech lovers will be able to understand how to regulate their online social platforms in healthier ways.

A BALANCED PERSPECTIVE ON TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN A POSITIVE LIGHT: Almost every book in this genre portrays technology in a negative or even scary way. With this book, readers will learn how to adjust and balance their presence online with a personalized plan they can use across all platforms, no matter what new social media app goes public next. Primack offers an empowering solution that is forward-thinking, and will continue to be relevant as technology becomes more immersed into our lives.

QUICK, PRACTICAL ADVICE:You Are What You Click is broken into short, actionable chapters that allow readers to understand the research, take action, and see results—perfect for short attention spans whittled down by Facebook and Instagram stories, Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok!

FOR FANS OF PERSONALITY BOOKS: Fans of books like The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery and The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles that Reveal How to Make Your Life Better will love the personality quiz and personalized solutions Primack offers for being selective, creative, and healthy with social media use.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cari

Primack does an excellent job of summarizing the many issues that can crop up in a person's life when dealing with technology and social media. He gives a solid set of recommendations, including a checklist, that will help you manage your life both online and IRL. I preferred this book to Cal Newpor......more

"Our phones, the internet, and social media are designed to be sticky, to keep us coming back for more, and to create more craving than satisfaction. Every increase in social media use is linked to a higher risk of becoming depressed. Should we all just throw away our devices?" Some people might make......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

I am not a huge social media user and still found this book fascinating and took away usable steps to be more conscious with my engagement. I appreciated the author’s even-handedness when evaluating the merits and pitfalls of social media use.......more

Goodreads review by Shari

A look at the issues that can crop up with social media use and how to use social media responsibly and happily. The author is a professor of public health so he is definitely qualified to speak on the subject. He cites studies and papers in an interesting not at all clinical manner. Worthwhile read......more


Quotes

“A powerful guide to navigating social media with fascinating research, humorous stories, and simple and actionable advice.” --TINA SEELIG, Stanford University professor and international bestselling author of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20, inGenius, and Creativity Rules

You Are What You Click gives readers a fantastic perspective and set of tools to engage with social media in a positive way. I highly recommend this book if you want to rethink using social media so it doesn’t use you.” --TIFFANY SHLAIN, Emmy-nominated filmmaker and author of the national bestseller 24/6

“Dr. Primack’s prescription for how to optimize social media in our lives is powerful and effective. This is an engaging read that leaves us better equipped to create healthier lives alongside the world of technology.” --DORIE CLARK, author of Reinventing You and Duke University professor

“A leading physician and researcher, Dr. Primack brilliantly unpacks the science of a powerful method for maintaining a healthy social media diet.” --DANIEL KRAFT, MD, founder and chair, Exponential Medicine, founder of Digital.Health

“Clear and engaging, You Are What You Click is the book we need right now. Dr. Primack shows us why social media can’t replace in-person interaction, but also why we can’t ignore its benefits. This book is the middle way forward. If you want to find a balance with technology in your life, this is the book for you.” --Jean M. Twenge, PhD, author of iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood