{"id":13747,"date":"2020-12-11T16:31:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T21:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=13747"},"modified":"2020-12-11T16:31:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T21:31:20","slug":"book-review-my-tech-wise-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=13747","title":{"rendered":"Book Review | My Tech-Wise Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.test\/content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tech-wise-life-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tech-wise-life-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tech-wise-life-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tech-wise-life-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tech-wise-life-465x244.jpg 465w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tech-wise-life-695x365.jpg 695w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tech-wise-life.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/My-Tech-Wise-Life-Growing-Choices\/dp\/0801018676\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=my+tech+wise+life&amp;qid=1607722127&amp;sr=8-1\">My Tech-Wise Life<\/a><\/em> by Amy Crouch and Andy Crouch would be an awesome Christmas gift for just about anyone on your list.  I read it over Thanksgiving break and am having my 12 year old read it over Christmas break.  Back in August 2017, I posted a review of <em>My Tech-Wise Family<\/em> written by Andy Crouch.  My review is <a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=10931\">HERE<\/a>.  My Tech-Wise Life is a follow written by Andy&#8217;s daughter who is now off at college and reflecting back on how she was raised and how that has impacted her and the decisions she is making now.  So good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many who are feeling weary, this book helps unlock why.  Are you feeling anxious or overwhelmed?  I believe that Amy Crouch really gives voice to what the struggle is in a way that is helpful and practical.  This is not a &#8220;phones are from the devil&#8221; kind of read at all.  It helps identify areas where we need to evaluate what the priority is.  One minor step I&#8217;ve taken since reading this book is replacing my phone alarm clock with a real alarm clock to eliminate the temptation to scroll first before getting up in the mornings.  A few weeks in, that has been really helpful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I highlighted several things while reading and have posted those notes below&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What does a tech-wise life look like?&nbsp; What does my tech-wise life look like?&nbsp; It looks a lot like baking bread: a little leavening, a lot of kneading, and patiently waiting to enjoy the fruits of my labor. p. 18<\/li><li>Keeping up is hard enough&#8211;let alone putting our best face forward.&nbsp; Half of us admit to being exhausted by the endless stream of online posts. p. 27<\/li><li>When we engage with technology, we&#8217;re surrounded by messages that our lives are missing something.&nbsp; Reminders of our imperfection are always lurking in our pockets. p. 27<\/li><li>Here&#8217;s what I hope we can commit to: when our daily troubles and lurking fears overwhelm us, let&#8217;s not turn to tech.&nbsp; You and I&#8211;we are broken, ragged people.&nbsp; We can&#8217;t be healed by technology&#8217;s seamless flow.&nbsp; We need fellowship with our broken, ragged friends. p. 34<\/li><li>I know fundamentally how I want to live.&nbsp; But tech has the power to distract me from it.&nbsp; My devices are made to do just that, so they have perfectly calibrated algorithms to keep me scrolling. p. 51<\/li><li>Our devices make pretty great secret-keepers.&nbsp; But our lives shouldn&#8217;t be secretive. p. 89<\/li><li>If we share the most intimate details of our lives with tech, our private lives may suddenly turn public&#8211;perhaps even without our knowledge.&nbsp; But our generation is regularly doing just that.&nbsp; I&#8217;m afraid it will come back to hurt us, and already has. p. 93<\/li><li>I&#8217;ve come to learn that the real highlights of life are often mundane. p. 126<\/li><li>Here&#8217;s the problem I&#8217;ve noticed: when I try to distract myself with technology, I end up just as bored. p. 139<\/li><li>The cure for boredom is not distraction.&nbsp; It&#8217;s wonder. p. 145<\/li><li>If we spend too much time in virtual worlds, our sense of wonder may be in danger. p. 146<\/li><li>Boredom is a problem that the modern world created and then tries to solve with more technology.&nbsp; But as you&#8217;ve discovered, technology somehow makes our boredom worse even as it serves up an endless series of distractions.&nbsp; I&#8217;m pretty sure, actually, that the more distracted we are, the more bored, and bore-able we become. p. 157<\/li><li>In Psalm 127, an ancient poet counsels us: &#8220;It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for (God) gives to his beloved sleep.&#8221; Sabbath offers us the sleep of the beloved.&nbsp; Sabbath offers us not the bread of anxious toil but the glorious feast of rest. p. 179<\/li><li>The power to numb is one of technology&#8217;s most tempting promises.&nbsp; Our devices are pretty great at making our lives easier.&nbsp; They entertain us; they distract us.&nbsp; They help smooth away the annoyances and inconveniences of life. p. 189<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Tech-Wise Life by Amy Crouch and Andy Crouch would be an awesome Christmas gift for just about anyone on your list. I read it over Thanksgiving break and am having my 12 year old read it over Christmas break. 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