# Professor Adam Alter's book, "Irresistible," is referenced

1 Faculty News July 12, 2017 ![The Washington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031074.jpg?itok=f6OME_Rm)>

Excerpt from the [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2017/07/12/technology-is-impairing-our-ability-to-be-alone-research-shows-heres-how-to-reap-the-benefits-of-solitude/?utm_term=.9701db14c187) -- "Though solitude brings many benefits with it, it’s quickly being crowded out of our lives. Our minds are constantly assaulted by a sea of inputs—texts, emails, ads, and notifications. According to psychologist [Adam Alter](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/adam-alter), author of the book Irresistible, people spend nearly all of their free time—those precious three to four hours of each day—in the company of a screen. Which means they spend virtually no time alone."

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