# Professor Adam Alter is interviewed for a trend story on mitigating addictive technology, from his book, "Irresistible"

1 Faculty News August 24, 2018 ![Medium Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/mediumlogo192x144.jpg?itok=OLoZh-MQ)>

Excerpt from [Medium](https://medium.com/s/greatescape/tech-titans-dish-advice-about-phone-addiction-727551e16a72) -- “I try to put my phone on airplane mode on weekends so I can take photos of my two young kids without interruptions from emails and other needy platforms.”

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