”When Chris Dancy says he’s our future, we should take it as both invitation and threat. Here’s a vision of what you’ll feel is either the next stage of humanity, or it’s utter dissolution. If you want to optimize human beings for cyborg reality, this is the direction to go. If you’re afraid of what it means to live in a society where humans are programmed like anything else, then this is the nightmare, articulated.”
— Douglas Rushkoff, Best Selling Author Author
Read More“Chris is one of the bravest souls I’ve met. His relentless pursuit of the truth is a non-traditional dangerous path that most fear and would cringe to take. It is because of this that I listen intently whenever I get to hear him speak as I know what I’m hearing will be the truth rather than beautiful words.”
-Kristin Hildebrand, Global Concept Director, Nike
Read More“In “Don’t Unplug”, Chris Dancy uses the power of storytelling to expose us to his incredibly personal and most vulnerable experiences and life lessons. Using every technology imaginable, and unlocking the data to create his absolute best self, Dancy shares the greatest 10 years of his life so far. Not satisfied with just saving himself, Dancy’s focus has turned to saving every one of us, reminding us that to be a truly mindful cyborg, we should stop once in a while, and smell the digital roses.”
— Julia Raue, Director, CIO Air New Zealand
Read More“In a world where corporations and governments/outside forces use our data to monitor and manipulate our lives, we need guides who can show us how to take back control. Having lived the highs and lows of what technology can do to us as humans, Chris Dancy is a herald of the future we need to build. Don’t Unplug is full of powerful stories, valuable insights and practical advice of how to be a better human in a world where the pace of change of technology is only going to increase. Do you want to ride the digital roller-coaster or be ridden? This book will make sure you make the right choice.”
-Rohan Gunatillake, NHS Scottland - Head of Product, Author “This is Happening: Redesigning mindfulness for our very modern lives” and CEO buddhify.
Read More“Don’t Unplug” is Dancy’s absorbing memoir of his remarkable journey from his Mom’s basement to the world stage. Both his descent into irrelevance and his subsequent metamorphosis into a highly-sought-after digital sage were on the wings of his obsessive, recorded, measured and minutely examined life, something only possible by a consummate technologist in the prime of technology. His beguiling story becomes an object lesson in how to make your life better with tech, while simultaneously making tech better with your life.”
-Alan Cooper-Father of Visual Basic and Computer History Museum Fellow
Read More“Chris offers a raw and personal view of how technology can consume you and through his experiences offers insights to how you should consume technology to live a healthy life.”
-Miriam McLemore, CIO Coca-Cola
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