Graham Lee

Human Being

Reclaim 12 Vital Skills We’re Losing to Technology

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 28/09/2023

ISBN: 9781789295252

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Science - History - Philosophy

Binding: Hardback

Size: 234 x 153 mm

Extent: 320 pages

Territorial Rights: World (English)

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Summary:

Our increasing reliance on digital technology has had a profound impact on our own abilities as humans. What can we do about it?

In a fascinating journey through history and science, Human Being offers an insightful and provocative survey of twelve vital skills we used to call upon as a species – from navigation, conversation and memory to craft, solitude and sleep – and how we can work to reclaim them.

As rapidly advancing technology embeds itself ever deeper within our lives, we rely less and less on our own capabilities. The impact on our skills and self-reliance has been immense, and, because the transition has happened so swiftly and quietly, none of us have been taught how to address the effects of our ever-increasing dependence on algorithms and artificial intelligence.

Based on years of research
by author Graham Lee, a digital skills educator with experience training tens of thousands of professionals, each chapter in Human Being highlights an example of when these key capabilities were at their peak, demonstrates how in a vanishingly short space of time we have embraced ways to undermine them, and provides clear, achievable guidance on how we can reverse these losses and regain our essential, human qualities.

At once a celebration of human history and a timely call to action, Human Being empowers readers to build better habits around – and away from – technology, and reminds us just how extraordinary human achievement can be.

Sales points:

  • The first book to take a comprehensive view of the wide-ranging effects of digital technology on our key skills, and offer practical solutions on how to reverse them.

  • The impact of technology on fundamental human skills is an issue that affects almost everybody in our current time. The lessons here are universal – everyone can take something away from this book.

  • Strikes a compelling balance between history, popular science and personal development, combining elements from titles like Stolen Focus, The Organized Mind, Sapiens and Why We Sleep.

  • Author Graham Lee has written the book based on years of research as a professional digital skills educator, which affords him a unique perspective on the subject. He has a background in PR, and has extensive experience generating publicity in the mainstream national press.

About the Author:

Graham Lee

Graham Lee is a digital skills educator with experience training tens of thousands of professionals, primarily in the UK and US. He is founder, CEO and owner of Lydian Stone, an international digital skills training company. He lives in the Lake District.

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