The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness

Behaviors are changing. But why? Attention spans are decreasing at an alarming rate. Patience is down. Communication skills, written and interpersonal, are eroding. Manners are lost in self-absorption. Tempers are short, rudeness runs high, and cell phone dependency approaches neurosis. Frustration is relentless, with angry reactions just keystrokes away. On-line engagement times are rising, as are cyber-crime and bullying. Social media has turned from a happy community to a dark and negative place that tracks our every move. The web archives and analyzes where we go and what we say, building behavioral profiles to sell to advertisers and thieves. Road rage keeps rising, digital addiction is skyrocketing, and political unrest is fracturing societies and friendships. Information inundates us but the web has erased all lines between fact and fiction. Politics swirls in a cauldron of emotional toxins. Campus stress and suicides are up, while coping and resilience skills diminish. How and why are these things happening? More importantly, what can you do to protect yourself? The answers to all of these and more are here. The trends are indisputable, the research startling, and cognizant awareness required to protect your head is vital. After all, if YOU don't look out for you... who will?