My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open

Introduction p. 6
How to Use This Book p. 10


Chapter 1. Loving
Stories about what our tech habits are doing to our relationships.
1. On Technoference"It's like she's in a bubble"
2. On Sharenting "He embarrasses me"
3. On Catfishing "Like trying to stop a ship full of holes sinking"?
4. On Fake News/Misinformation"He believes all this stuff"
5. On Phubbing"There are three of us in this relationship"
6. On Phadultery"It's not cheating"
7. On Digital Legacies"Like visiting a place we used to hang out"
8. On Flaky Friends"The loneliness is an ache"


2. Living
Stories about what our tech habits are doing to our lives.
1. On Comparison Culture"BJ Fogg"
2. On Multi-Screening"My brain has too many tabs open"
3. On Gaming"He's thrown away everything"
4. On Trolling "No-one wants to listen to you"
5. On Vampire Shoppers"It doesn't feel like real money"
6. On The Quantified Self"It completely dominates our lives"
7. On Smombies "*@%&!"
8. On Consulting Dr Google/Cyberchondria"Doctors are so busy"


3. Learning
Stories about what our tech habits are doing to our work, and our brains.
1. On Tech-Life Balance"I get my best ideas after midnight"
2. On Doomscrolling"Like falling down a rabbit hole"
3. On Clicktivism"Hashtags are so lazy"
4. On Nomophobia"What if someone needs me?"
5. On Filter Bubbles"Who are all these people?"
6. On Elephants in the Zoom"Do they think we can't hear them?"


Epilogue: How to Be A Good Digital Citizen, a manifesto p. 210
Endnotes p. 216
Resources p. 218
Glossary p. 220
Index p. 222
Acknowledgements & About the Author p. 224