A clean, well written, and engaging fact based book highlighting the dangers of phone overuse. The author uses scientific data, subjective experiences, and research in a way that is as is interesting as it is informative. The book presents not only an argument for the necessity of breaking up with your phone, but also a game plan to help you do so. Written so that tech junkies from age 13-99 can understand the importance.

I was really excited to see this title available on NetGalley. I was disappointed to see that it was not available in Kindle format, which made it difficult for me to finish within the timeframe allowed via the NetGalley reading app. The first part of the book gives the background and research and all the whys for breaking up with your phone. The second part is where the work is. Unfortunately, I did not get to this part due to the timeframe given for reading in the NetGalley reading app.

Split into two parts, the wakeup and the breakup, this book was informative and useful. In the first part, Price examines all the ways that cell phones are bad for us/not improving our lives and just how they're designed to eat as much of you as possible. It's a good reminder. Then there's a 30 day plan to rewrite your relationship to your cell phone. A lot of it is mindfulness, but it also seems like a good plan. Reading this book made me hyper aware of my habits and I didn't even practice the 30 day plan yet.

A smart and practical guide for anyone looking to improve their relationship with their phone. Catherine Price explains the science behind phone habits and offers a clear 30 day plan to help you reset. The tone is friendly, the chapters are short, and the advice is easy to follow. A great choice if you want to spend less time scrolling and more time living with intention.

A wonderful read!
Highly recommend!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

I read the 2018 edition and was looking forward for a edition that would touch on short form content more explicitly. The only difference I noticed between the two editions has the introduction which a touch disappointing but I did enjoy the book.

I learned so much from this book and it made me rethink my relationship with my personal technology. It was eye-opening and changed the way I use my cell phone and other technology. I have become much more intentional in how I choose to use my phone.

This book is a must read for anyone who is apprehensive or unhappy about their relationship with their phone (according to the book, this is more than 80% of us). I got this book and, despite being excited about it, took a while to actually summon the motivation to read it. Really, that speaks for itself—I can spend hours a day mindlessly scrolling, but despite being a voracious reader since childhood, I now find it difficult to sit down and read. If you’re like me, not only do you need this book, but I think you’ll be pleased with how easy it is to read. The chapters are short (typically 10 pages or less) and the topics are easily digestible. I appreciate that the author meets the audience where they are and provides a guidebook on this subject that’s actually usable, not too dense or too preachy.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Ten Speed Press for giving me the opportunity to review this book.

Thank you Clarkson Potter / Ten Speed Press and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in return of my honest review.

Catherine Price presents a fabulous guide on how to break up with your phone. The facts of phone use, dopamine, harm is presented I the first part of he book, prior to a 30 day plan on how to break up with your phone. This is a book I will return to as it’s packed with great, if not confronting insights on social media use, tech companies, habits and more.

The 30 day plan presents questions to the reader to encourage a curiosity and honesty about their phone use and its impact. It draws attention to what isn’t happening in the users life, in the hours each day they are on their phone.

A valuable resource which I highly recommend.

This book makes you stop and think. I wish I didn’t read it on a tablet, which is just an extension of your phone.

This book is a phenomenal overview of digital impact on our lives and a practical, 30-day step by step plan on how to restructure your relationship with your phone.

There’s a reason it has been a best seller for the last few years, and the recent update reflecting some of the changes to our lives post Covid and in the brink of the AI boom keeps the book fresh and relevant.

Huge thanks to NetGalley, Ten Speed Press, and the author for the ARC of the revised edition!

Whoops, accidentally wrote a review for a different book on this profile and haven't read this one yet! Will update when I do have a review.

This book takes a practical and empathetic approach to trying to address phone addiction--one of the most pressing issues of today. As someone who feels guilt and dread when my screen time notification comes up telling me I spent 7 hours looking at my phone, reading this was nice because it both explained how these addictions happen and tangible steps to take to combat it. I can see this being a good book to buy as a family and talk about together.

This book will impact your life, seriously.
The practices in the second half of the book are small changes that have made me a more mindful person, which is an invaluable skill.
The first half of the book is succinct which I enjoyed. I would recommend reading this book if you are interested and even more if you think you don't need it.

Thank you to Ten Speed Press and NetGalley for providing me with a free e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I read How To Break Up With Your Phone as a digital book and gave it 4 stars. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review. Everything about this book intrigued me when I first came across it on netgalley; from the title to the description I was super intrigued to see if this would offer me any tips in regards to monitoring my behaviour with my phone. And while I'm not "addicted" to my phone as some people said they were in this book, I do have a tendency sometimes to check my phone when I'm bored just for the phone of it, or because it's our if habit, even if it's just the time, and I want to make sure I'm being more intentional with what I'm doing on my phone. As a whole, I thought that How to break up with your phone was an insightful read about the importance of not letting your phone control you and ways to have a healthier relationship with your phone and the outside world too. One of the things I wish that was spoken more of, was the positive of technology. Now this book did speak about this but only briefly and while I agree that we shouldn't be on our phones or electronics all the time, I do believe that these electronics and apps have brought people closer together and I would have loved a bit more explaining about the positives, but I do also undertand most of the negative explanations in this book as well. Overall, I did enjoy reading this book, I thought it was informative and insightful into how technology not only plays a massive role in our lives, but how it can be argued that sometimes our electronics (specifically modern phones in this case) have control over us. Would I reread this book? I probably would and id also like to try out some of the techniques and suggestions for myself and see how I can get along. Thank you again to Netgalley and the publishers.

I liked this! I first thought the title sounded a bit corny, but I loved the reading material!

The author speaks about how we’ve evolved into a society ruled my technology, and how much it impacts our focus, goals, mental health, and our emotional health. I grew up in the early 90’s when all we did was play outside and the best technology we had was box TVs and electric scooters. It really is how amazing how prevalent technology is these days and how much it affects all of our lives.

Over the past year or so I’ve worked really hard to protect myself from social media platforms, and from being too absorbed by my phone and laptop- and at first it was hard. I wish I would have had this helpful book to guide me and aid me in doing that at the time!

Easy to read format and gets the message across well and gently. I recommend this book to ANYONE ages 12+

This is a great resource. It is well-written and well-researched with an approachable style. Even though the first half of the book is pretty common knowledge now, it is full of good reminders about why it’s helpful to stop using a smartphone so obsessively. Then the second half of the book provides detailed, specific, helpful instructions for how to “break up” with one’s phone, breaking the task into thirty days’ worth of manageable activities. The writing is thoughtful and nuanced (for example, considering what to do if you need a phone for medical purposes but still want to be on your phone less). I strongly recommend this book to everyone, because we would all likely benefit from less time staring at a smartphone.

Thank you to NetGalley and Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Press for the free eARC. This review contains my honest opinions; I was not required to write a positive review. Per the publisher’s request, this review will be cross-posted to Goodreads and Amazon no more than one week prior to the book’s publication.
Update: now that it is within the week of the book's publication, I am cross-posting this review on Goodreads. It will also be posted on Amazon and Instagram by the book's pub date.

I love this book! It provides step-by-step instructions for breaking free from the dependency of owning and using a cell phone. I highly recommend this to anyone who is trying to limit phone usage. Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for an advanced readers copy in exchange for my opinions.

This book is a great starting point if you’re ready to spend less time on your phone. The first half is why you would want to spend less time, and the second half is how.

This is the updated version of a previously published book, Not a whole lot has changed, but still good, sound advice for the digital age. EVen if I did read this title on my actual phone.