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A review by inkerly
How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life by Catherine Price
5.0
Millennial Phone Makeover The Realistic Way!
Awhile ago I had read Deep Work by Cal Newport and while I was trying to implement deep work into my life (focusing for long periods of time on a certain topic) I found that I couldn’t. I couldn’t go four hours, nor three, nor even two, without peeking a glance at my phone or browsing a site on the Internet, which would turn from two seconds to twenty minutes. Needless to say, I —-like many other Gen Z’ers —-have a phone problem
I would have picked up his complementary book “Digital Minimalism” but another book caught my eye, “How to Break Up with Your Phone”. This was exactly the type of book I needed. Less philosophical and more bootcamp, today-can-be-the-day-you-take-back-control-of-your-life. And surprisingly there were many tips I hadn’t thought to utilize. I’m guilty of being a phone addict and by going through the first five days of the phone I’m already noticing a difference. I’m jumping around days (The author creates a 30-Day Plan to Reduce Your Phone Addiction—how sweet!) and feel more calmer in my mornings and I’m getting better at meditating. Of course I’ll need to actually try to follow the plan in sequence. But this book was nothing short of amazing and even if you don’t feel like reading all of it, at least jump halfway through and pick the thirty steps to your fancy. It’s only 160 pages. And all are worth it.
Update: It’s 2022. This book is still truly amazing. If you decide to act on the action items in the book it’ll really change you. The first time I read the book, I bought an alarm clock, and created a mini charging station (a makeshift desk) in my room to charge all my electronics before bed. Now I’ve improvised on that. I have my alarm clock, a regular watch, and a 2-in-1 laptop for when I want to read my Kindle books. I have a bigger desk not just for charging my electronics but for working. And I’ve been avidly using the Screentime app on my iPhone and Google Calendar to track my phone usage and build my routines. I still have a long way to go but rereading parts of this book really helped. I’ll see if doing a monthly digital “Sabbath” will also be a regular part of my routine
Awhile ago I had read Deep Work by Cal Newport and while I was trying to implement deep work into my life (focusing for long periods of time on a certain topic) I found that I couldn’t. I couldn’t go four hours, nor three, nor even two, without peeking a glance at my phone or browsing a site on the Internet, which would turn from two seconds to twenty minutes. Needless to say, I —-like many other Gen Z’ers —-have a phone problem
I would have picked up his complementary book “Digital Minimalism” but another book caught my eye, “How to Break Up with Your Phone”. This was exactly the type of book I needed. Less philosophical and more bootcamp, today-can-be-the-day-you-take-back-control-of-your-life. And surprisingly there were many tips I hadn’t thought to utilize. I’m guilty of being a phone addict and by going through the first five days of the phone I’m already noticing a difference. I’m jumping around days (The author creates a 30-Day Plan to Reduce Your Phone Addiction—how sweet!) and feel more calmer in my mornings and I’m getting better at meditating. Of course I’ll need to actually try to follow the plan in sequence. But this book was nothing short of amazing and even if you don’t feel like reading all of it, at least jump halfway through and pick the thirty steps to your fancy. It’s only 160 pages. And all are worth it.
Update: It’s 2022. This book is still truly amazing. If you decide to act on the action items in the book it’ll really change you. The first time I read the book, I bought an alarm clock, and created a mini charging station (a makeshift desk) in my room to charge all my electronics before bed. Now I’ve improvised on that. I have my alarm clock, a regular watch, and a 2-in-1 laptop for when I want to read my Kindle books. I have a bigger desk not just for charging my electronics but for working. And I’ve been avidly using the Screentime app on my iPhone and Google Calendar to track my phone usage and build my routines. I still have a long way to go but rereading parts of this book really helped. I’ll see if doing a monthly digital “Sabbath” will also be a regular part of my routine