Publisher Description
Packed with tested strategies and practical tips, this book is the essential, life-changing guide for everyone who owns a smartphone. Is your phone the first thing you reach for in the morning and the last thing you touch before bed? Do you frequently pick it up “just to check,” only to look up forty-five minutes later wondering where the time has gone? Do you say you want to spend less time on your phone—but have no idea how to do so without giving it up completely? If so, this book is your solution. Award-winning journalist Catherine Price presents a practical, hands-on plan to break up—and then make up—with your phone. The goal? A long-term relationship that actually feels good. You’ll discover how phones and apps are designed to be addictive, and learn how the time we spend on them damages our abilities to focus, think deeply, and form new memories. You’ll then make customized changes to your settings, apps, environment, and mindset that will ultimately enable you to take back control of your life.
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About Catherine Price
Catherine Price is an award-winning science journalist and speaker and the author of numerous books, including How to Break Up with Your Phone. She is a recipient of the Gobind Behari Lal prize for science writing. She is also the creator of Screen/Life Balance, a resource hub dedicated to helping people scroll less and live more. She has a BA degree in history from Yale University and a master's degree from UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. Her work has appeared in various publications, including The Best American Science Writing, the New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Popular Science, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post Magazine, Slate, Time, and Men’s Journal, among others.