We are creatures of habits and patterns. We celebrate life stages, mark significant events and have weekday and weekend schedules that we generally stick to. We make similar meals and go on relatively similar holidays. We wake up, eat and go to bed at a
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In this book, Neil Postman suggests that we are surrendering our culture to technology. If you have an interest in studying CyberPsychology or any media studies, this book should be a foundational text. Although the book is published in 1993. This is before the mobile
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What was originally considered Artificial Intelligence Science Fiction only a decade or so ago has become a reality or at least a potential certainty. It has been suggested that designers in Silicon Valley use SciFi as an inspiration for the creation of new technology. Although
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3 October 2023 (In Person – Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool) Blurring Work-Home Boundaries and the Burnout Epidemic – the up and down sides of a digital hybrid workplace There are many work-based causes of stress, anxiety and burnout. Only some of these we can personally control.
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Updated: 20 December 2023 A book that flies in the face of ‘quick fix’ solutions, and probably one of the most insightful books on how we build and how we can change our habits. We all have habits we’ve picked up[ from those around us,
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Although this book is not, technically, a cyberpsychology-related book, it’s included here as ADHD is commonly linked to online addictions. As the doctors explain, those with ADHD are 5 to 10 times more likely to have some sort of addiction. If you, or your child,
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Managing the digi-tech boundaries between your work and home life 9 June 2023 (Online) – updated 12 Sept 2023 A few months ago Carolyn talked through an online presentation to the Sparck team about managing work-home boundaries. The talk covered: how and why we blur
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I first came across Cal Newport when I stumbled across his book Deep Work. As a Computer Scientist who graduated from MIT and then a teacher of others who engage in computer sciences, I found it fascinating that he didn’t have any social media accounts
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This book can only be listened to in Audible. You can find a link to the book on Nicola’s home webpage. If you are considering studying CyberPsychology, this book is an easy-to-listen-to introduction to the subject. The book covers the following Cyber topics: The Science
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If you were wanting to know more about CyberPsychology, this is a good place to start: The British Psychology Society – cyberpsychology section. The section team have been really active since they first launched the section in 2018 in adding articles, tools and resources to
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