Irresistible

Resumen del libro

How many times have you checked your phone today? Why are messaging apps, email and social media so hard to resist? How come we always end up watching another episode?

In recent years, media and technology have perfected the lucrative art of gaining and holding our attention. This extraordinary feat has changed the behaviour of billions of people, and especially the young: by current medical standards, we are experiencing an unprecedented, global pandemic of addiction. But what exactly is an addiction? And what, if anything, might we do about it?

From cliff-hangers to earworms, from religion to pornography, and from the awesome allure of the 'Kim Kardashian: Hollywood' app to the unexpected benefits of the 'butt-brush effect', Irresistible blends fascinating stories with ingenious science to explain how and why we all got hooked.

Revealing the surprising causes and sometimes bizarre nature of addiction, this book will equip you with the tools and understanding you need to navigate our irresistible new world.

Biografía del autor

Adam Alter es profesor adjunto de Marketing y Psicología en la Stern School of Business de la Universidad de Nueva York. Se licenció en Psicología con matrícula de honor y recibió una Medalla al Mérito Universitario de la Universidad de Nueva Gales del Sur. Ha escrito artículos para publicaciones como New York Times, New Yorker, Wired, Washington Post y The Atlantic, entre otras. Sus últimas investigaciones se han centrado en las adicciones del comportamiento, un nuevo concepto que equipara las adicciones al móvil, televisión, videojuegos, etc. -y sus consecuencias, incluso el síndrome de abstinencia- a las adicciones a las drogas o el alcohol.