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The Convenience Trap (How to Regain Control in a World of Instant Gratification)
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Product Details
Author:
Robert Carter III, Kirti Salwe Carter
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
288
Publisher:
Diversion Publishing (December 1, 2026)
Imprint:
Diversion Books
Release Date:
December 1, 2026
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9798895151723
Weight:
17.57oz
Dimensions:
6" x 9"
File:
Eloquence-SimonSchuster_10072026_P10724702_onix30-20261007.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$24.00
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
30
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Publisher Identifier:
P-SS
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Overview
A wake-up call that exposes how modern convenience is quietly eroding our physical, cognitive, and social capabilities—and a blueprint for reclaiming strength, resilience, and agency in an AI-driven world.
Welcome to the most convenient era in human history—right now. And yet, we are weaker, more anxious, and less capable than ever. In The Convenience Trap, physicians and researchers Dr. Robert Carter III and Dr. Kirti Salwe Carter reveal the hidden cost of frictionless living, from GPS-dependent brains and atrophied bodies to outsourced thinking, fragile health systems, and vanishing community bonds. Blending neuroscience, behavioral economics, medical research, and real-world stories, the Carters trace how small, invisible trade-offs—automatic payments, algorithmic decision-making, over automation, and digital dependency—compound into large-scale human vulnerability.
But this is not a book about rejecting technology. It is a book about strategic inconvenience—choosing small, intentional friction to rebuild lost capabilities. Through the A.L.I.V.E. framework, readers discover how to reclaim physical competence, cognitive resilience, financial awareness, and meaningful connection.
Welcome to the most convenient era in human history—right now. And yet, we are weaker, more anxious, and less capable than ever. In The Convenience Trap, physicians and researchers Dr. Robert Carter III and Dr. Kirti Salwe Carter reveal the hidden cost of frictionless living, from GPS-dependent brains and atrophied bodies to outsourced thinking, fragile health systems, and vanishing community bonds. Blending neuroscience, behavioral economics, medical research, and real-world stories, the Carters trace how small, invisible trade-offs—automatic payments, algorithmic decision-making, over automation, and digital dependency—compound into large-scale human vulnerability.
But this is not a book about rejecting technology. It is a book about strategic inconvenience—choosing small, intentional friction to rebuild lost capabilities. Through the A.L.I.V.E. framework, readers discover how to reclaim physical competence, cognitive resilience, financial awareness, and meaningful connection.
