Eric Peper, Ph.D. Co-Author of "How Technology is Hijacking Our Lives, Strategies for Coping, and Pragmatic Ergonomics"

Union alumnus Dr. Eric Peper, along with Richard Harvey and Nancy Faas asks you to re-envision your relationship with technology to reclaim health, happiness, and sanity in a plugged-in world. Evolution shapes behavior—and as a species, we’ve evolved to be drawn to the instant gratification, constant connectivity, and the shiny lights, beeps, and chimes of our ever-present devices. In earlier eras, these hardwired evolutionary patterns may have set us up for success, but today they confuse our instincts, leaving us vulnerable and stressed out from fractured attention, missed sleep, skipped meals, aches, pains, and exhaustion.

So how can we avoid the pitfalls programmed into modern technology use?

Tech Stress offers real, practical tools to avoid the evolutionary traps that trip us up and to address the problems associated with technology overuse. You will find a range of effective strategies and best practices to individualize your workspace (in the office and at home), reduce physical strain, and prevent sore muscles, combat brain drain, and correct poor posture. The book also provides fresh insights on reducing stress and enhancing health. (Source: Barnes & Noble, Published by North Atlantic Books 2020) Read more.