Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published in 2024 by Alcove Press.
You may think you’re exhausted because, like me, you have too many things on your plate. But there’s another reason, according to a new book.
Case in point: While I was writing this piece, I responded to dozens of emails from colleagues and students, got a huge medical bill, replied to a text about a home repair, and learned that my older daughter needs to wear white to school next Monday while the younger one is supposed to wear the colors of fall.
This relentless barrage of interruptions and switching between thoughts and technology platforms is leaving us utterly exhausted, says Paul Leonardi, department chair and Duca Family Professor of Technology Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
He explains how this happens in his new book, “Digital Exhaustion: Simple Rules for Reclaiming Your Life.”
I spoke to Leonardi about what’s making us all so tired and what we can do about it.
This conversation has been lightly edited and condensed
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