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OverviewThe media that capture our attention, mold our thoughts, and shape our expressions are the invisible information environments that surround us. The ""Digital Age"" has forced humanity to engage in daily prolonged immersion within specific media of thought that, over time, become toxic media environments and can result in a state of mental imbalance. As a process for achieving stability, practicing media mindfulness is not about disengaging, but rather having a deeper awareness of the media environments that we are immersed in--how they engage our attention, how they affect our thoughts and behaviors and, most importantly, how we can manage them to avoid their harmful effects. Simply changing one's media environment results in a new way of attending to information and even a shift in one's behavior and thought patterns. This book explains why our media environments are often toxic, the effects they can have on our mental health, and steps we can take in order to practice mindful, balanced, and healthy engagement with media environments. The specific focus of this practice is on managing the psychological effects of all media. Readers will learn how to manage their media environments for optimal mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health with the aid of a simple mantra: Change your behaviors and your thoughts will follow. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William IndickPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9781476687810ISBN 10: 1476687811 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 06 December 2023 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Introduction: Media Mindfulness, Media Balancing Chapter One. Two Ways of Attending, Eight Ways of Knowing Chapter Two. The Principles of Media Engagement Chapter Three. Linguistic Media: Anxious Depression and the Primary Environment Chapter Four. Logical-Mathematical Media: The Twin Demons of Time and Money Chapter Five. Nature: The “Ground of Being” Chapter Six. Music Therapy for Your Self Chapter Seven. The Body: Medium of the Self Chapter Eight. Visual-Spatial Media: Addiction and Counterbalance Chapter Nine. Interpersonal Media: The Paradoxes, Illusions, and Delusions of Social Media Chapter Ten. Intrapersonal Media: The Spiritual Dream in the Temple of Sleep Conclusion: The Message/Medium Mind Flip Epilogue: Stop Fighting Your Self Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationWilliam Indick is an associate professor of psychology at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. He is the author of several books on media psychology, and has written for numerous psychology journals. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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