# Professor Adam Alter explains how taking breaks from technology can boost well-being, from his book, "Irresistible"

1 Faculty News April 1, 2018 ![Health magazine logo 192 x 144](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/healthlogo192x144.jpg?itok=L2LyCfKs)>

Excerpt from [Health](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/documents/HEALTHDigitalDetox.pdf) -- "'Start by designating a certain time each day that's tech-free -- like while you're eating lunch," says [Adam Alter](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/adam-alter), PhD, a professor at NYU and author of Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked. 'Then see how you feel after a week or so. Most people feel happy with the change, and they go on to expand it.'"

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