How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price Summary
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Reclaim your attention in a world designed to hijack it. "How to Break Up with Your Phone" offers a 30-day detox plan endorsed by Jonathan Haidt as "the best such book" for our device-obsessed era. What memories are you missing while scrolling?
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Key Takeaways
The Device in Your Pocket Is Stealing Your Life
Check your phone recently? Of course you have-probably within the last few minutes. We've normalized a behavior that would have seemed bizarre a decade ago: compulsively checking a glowing rectangle dozens, even hundreds, of times daily. We interrupt real conversations to glance at screens. We sleep with phones beside our pillows. We feel phantom vibrations that aren't there. Something has gone profoundly wrong, yet we barely notice because everyone around us is doing the same thing. The relationship you have with your phone resembles a toxic romance more than a functional tool. It promises connection but delivers isolation. It offers information but fragments your attention. It provides entertainment but steals your capacity for deep joy. And like any unhealthy relationship, recognizing the problem is just the beginning-you need a concrete plan to break free.
Your Brain on Smartphones: The Science of Digital Dependency
The Multitasking Myth and Your Fragmented Mind
When "Free" Apps Cost You Everything
Boredom Is Your Superpower
Breaking Free: Your 30-Day Liberation Plan
Reclaiming Your Humanity, One Moment at a Time
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From Columbia University alumni built in San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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