We spend more time seeking connection than ever before — yet we feel increasingly out of touch. Our attention spans are shrinking, our sleep is disrupted. Sometimes we consider giving up on fellow human beings altogether — yet often feel too depleted, distracted, or numb to enjoy our own company either. The result is a quiet but profound overwhelm: a sense of being constantly alert but rarely present, surrounded but deeply alone. | How Modern Media Destroys Our Minds is a short, consoling book about the quiet toll of our digital lives. Drawing on philosophy and psychotherapy, each chapter helps us understand how the media can distort our lens on the world, how we might reclaim our focus, and begin to feel like ourselves again. | | | | | Why We All Need a Digital Sabbath We live in a state of constant partial attention — always connected, rarely present. This video invites us to spend time offline: to take a walk, notice the world around us, and step away from the media-driven mindset. | | | | | Why We Need More Ordinary News Most news presents a world of disaster and despair – what we deeply lack is coverage of the gentle, mundane, everyday aspects of life. This article makes the case for a quieter kind of news, and how it might help us pay more attention when real crises arise. | | | | | Our lives have become saturated with stimulation — a constant hum of images, alerts and demands. How to Survive the Modern World is a practical guide through the acute challenges of modern relationships and careers, religion and science, while pointing us towards a saner individual and collective future. | | | | | We often feel overwhelmed because we’ve fallen into excess – too many screens, too much work, too many plans. A Simpler Life offers gentle, practical guidance to help us strip away what doesn’t matter and build a life with greater calm, clarity and depth. | | | "To feel traumatised by mass media isn’t madness; it may be the surest sign yet of having remained (against all odds) a balanced and thoughtful creature."
— p.28, How Modern Media Destroys Our Minds | | | |
