Alongside in-depth original research that shows how families are wrestling with technology’s new realities, the goal of this book is to let you make good choices about technology in family life. The book is broken into three parts. In the introduction, it shares the tech-wise commandments, which serve as valuable conversation starters for families and provide guidelines on managing technology use. It later adds more details to these commandments in each chapter.
The first part of the book gives the family unit three key action steps in creating a “tech-wise family”. First, families can choose character by developing wisdom and courage together as a family. Second, they can shape spaces within the home for creativity, which helps a family create more than consume. Third, families can structure time so that they use their resources to develop a rhythm of work and rest. It connects these three concepts to technology by giving tangible steps such as turning off devices at least one hour a day, one day a week,and one week a year so that their family can pray, feast, play and rest together.
The second part explores deeply into daily aspects of life such as making sure that families use devices to benefit their lives, rather than allowing the devices to control their lives. It also shows how the writer’s family chooses to use car time for conversation rather than use devices to distract(使分心)them, how within their family there is no secrecy on devices and how families use technology intentionally in community instead of using it aimlessly alone.
The final part reads more like an expansion to the second and addresses how technology can distract us from what matters most. The writer argues,“We show up in person for the big events of life. We learn how to be human by being fully present at our moments of greatest vulnerability(脆弱).”These final chapters address how to show up and love people well through simply being truly present for loved ones.
【小题1】What is the book aimed to help family members do?| A．Make career choices. | B．Live a simple lifestyle. |
| C．Put technology in its place. | D．Offer guidance on buying books. |
| A．Practical. | B．Latest. | C．Passive. | D．Double. |
| A．The distractions that often exist in families. |
| B．The secrets that should be kept in family life. |
| C．The ways the devices are used in everyday life. |
| D．The benefits individuals bring to their families. |
| A．By asking. | B．By quoting. |
| C．By listing statistics. | D．By making comparisons. |
