Daniel Sieberg http://www.danielsieberg.com Adventures in Sci-Tech, Space & Environment Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:02:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Gone Googling http://www.danielsieberg.com/2011/11/gone-googling/ http://www.danielsieberg.com/2011/11/gone-googling/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:23:35 +0000 daniel http://www.danielsieberg.com/?p=549 Hi folks– well, I know it’s been quite a while since I posted an update but there’s been a lot going on behind the scenes. As of next week I’ll be full time at Google in New York City. Very exciting, and I hope to share more details soon. In the meantime, I’ll still be supporting the book through various projects and posting on multiple social networks (as it fits within my “digital diet,” of course). Wish you the best!

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]]> http://www.danielsieberg.com/2011/08/tech-this-out-returns/feed/ 410 ABC’s World News Now http://www.danielsieberg.com/2011/06/abcs-world-news-now/ http://www.danielsieberg.com/2011/06/abcs-world-news-now/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:34:39 +0000 daniel http://www.danielsieberg.com/?p=532 Yes, it’s true, my updates here have been few and far between of late. But I have a good excuse! Since late May I’ve been co-anchoring ABC’s overnight shows “World News Now” and “America This Morning” with the delightful Peggy Bunker. We’ve really had a great time and I’ll be on that shift through July 15. The hours can be a little taxing though, to say the least, and it’s meant juggling my other demands at various times of the day.

Still doing press related to the book, including an upcoming interview on NPR’s WAMU in DC on July 12 and appearing on page 75 in the July issue of Men’s Journal magazine. There will also be a UK edition released January 2012. More details to come. Plus I’m keeping up the “Tech This Out!” show as best we can, contributing to other networks when possible, and forging ahead with new material for Details magazine (watch for the August issue). Stay tuned.

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Don’t forget to check out the official book site here, and I’ll be hosting an online chat here on May 25 at 4:30p EDT. Wishing everyone the best.

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]]> http://www.danielsieberg.com/2011/05/the-book-is-out/feed/ 3097 Around the networks in three days http://www.danielsieberg.com/2011/04/around-the-networks-in-three-days/ http://www.danielsieberg.com/2011/04/around-the-networks-in-three-days/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:03:34 +0000 daniel http://www.danielsieberg.com/?p=475 Lots going on with me in the professional sphere today through Sunday– our latest “Tech This Out!” airs Friday at 12:30p on ABC News Now, finishing a story for CBS Sunday Morning about high-tech meeting a higher authority, and live on MSNBC Sunday to talk social media with the royal wedding. (Gosh, is it here already?) Hope you can tune in– and of course I’m ramping up the release of the book, which comes out May 3. If that’s not a Sieberg overdose, you can also find me on pg. 43 of the May Shape issue, and pg. 37 of Details. More soon!

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Introducing my new book: “The Digital Diet: A four-step plan to break your tech addiction and regain balance in your life” (Crown/Three Rivers). It’s now available at select bookstores and online for e-books (yes, that’s OK as part of the digital diet).

Also, mark your calendar for the NYC launch of my forthcoming book, taking place during the evening of May 4. The event will feature a conversation between me, CBS Early Show co-anchor Erica Hill, and MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts. You can find more information here.

You can pre-order at these bookstores and online.

 

 

BOOK REVIEWS

“Even the most tech-savvy among us — especially the most tech-savvy among us — can get overwhelmed by the barrage of data, doodads, and distractions that increasingly rule our lives. Thank goodness, then, for Daniel Sieberg, who offers simple, useful, and readable tips for restoring technology to its proper role. Read this book and remember: You control your gadgets, not the other way around.”

- Jason Tanz, Senior Editor at Wired magazine

 

“This book is brisk, lively, and smart. It’s also deeply important: many of of us use technology too much, without realizing it. Sieberg has had his own problems with overuse and overload, and now he’s emerged with a very sensible set of solutions for helping people restore balance to their lives. It’s the rare diet book that might actually work.”

- Nicholas Thompson, Senior Editor, The New Yorker

 

“In “The Digital Diet”, Daniel Sieberg offers strategies to help us address our tech-dependence and learn to live peacefully with technology. Through well-researched data and guided exercises, he provides a new way to think about, and ultimately change, our connection to the digital world. This book is fun, informed, and incredibly user-friendly.”

Dr. Katherine L. Muller, PsyD, ABPP
Licensed Psychologist
Board Certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapy
Assistant Director
Center for Integrative Psychotherapy

 

“Anyone who thinks he or she doesnt need a digital diet is in denial. Daniel [or 'Sieberg' depending on style of the blurbs] nails the sad truth of what our tech-triggered ADD has done to us and offers solutions for breaking away–and re-incorporating these same tools in a healthier, more meaningful way. If you’ve got your nose in your blackberry as you read this, this book is for you.”

- Leigh Gallagher, Assistant Managing Editor, Fortune

 

“THE DIGITAL DIET is a book packed with wisdom you can put to use right away. It gives you the power to take a huge weight off your shoulders — and regain control of your life. Sieberg clearly loves technology, and shows how to make it work for you, not you for it.”

- Will Schwalbe, Co-Author of SEND: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do it Better

 

TESTIMONIAL

I had a great experience reading and going through The Digital Diet. Before learning about the book, I definitely realized that our current digital lifestyle had changed the way I thought, worked, and interacted with other people… and not always for the better. I felt myself constantly flipping from screen to screen, website to website and finding it much harder to sit down and read a book for longer than 10 minutes before I passed out at night. And while Facebook facilitated reconnecting with old friends and sending out photos of what I was up to, catch-up phone calls with family and friends almost never happened anymore. Dinners out were spent gazing into 3 inch screens instead of having meaningful conversation. So yes, something had to be done. This book provided just the roadmap I needed to dig my way out.

I really appreciated how Daniel pulled from his own personal experience struggling with this because I’m fighting the same battle. There’s a clear plan laid out here that not only forces you to step away from the digital devices but also consider the role they play in one’s life. The detox phase certainly did its job… Going dark on Facebook was the biggest help for me. I probably needed to be even more spartan in my detox approach as I did find myself filling the time I used to spend surfing the web with even more TV (which was allowed) as I decompressed away from work. Aside from that, all the recommendations here were right on the money for me. There are also some great, practical tools that Daniel recommends (notably RescueTime) that I will make part of my digital life going forward. All in all, I think the book is an effective antidote to many of the negative changes that the always-on digital lifestyle has introduced to our lives.

Thanks,
Damon

 

READ THESE REVIEWS ONLINE

USA Today/First Monday
By Michelle Archer

Do you feel a little panicky if your smartphone isn’t on you? Is your spouse more familiar with the top of your head than with your eyes? Do you suspect you have too many Facebook friends and too few real friendships?

Sieberg has been there. As a tech reporter, Sieberg says, he was so engrossed in the latest and greatest things that he “wasn’t aware of what my tech addiction was doing to my relationships until I almost needed an intervention.”

 

Kirkus Reviews
Reviewed April 15, 2011

Former CBS and CNN technology correspondent recognizes what is lost in a multitasking, digitally obsessed world and outlines suggestions to help people reclaim their lives.

Packed with helpful tips, examples of exercises one can do while incorporating their gadgets and recommendations for apps and software that help achieve positive technology management, Sieberg sets the reader on a path for success.

 

USA Today/Technology Live
By John Swartz

Daniel Sieberg, a contributor to ABC, BBC and MSNBC, has come up with a handy solution: The Digital Diet: The 4-Step Plan to Break Your Tech Addiction and Regain Balance in Your Life.

The 28-day plan was fashioned by Sieberg, who describes himself as a recovering addict of online gaming (World of Warcraft), social networks (Facebook, Twitter), “CrackBerry” (BlackBerry), iPhone, and so many more distracting endeavors.

With his nifty new book, he’s given overburdened consumers some sound advice.

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