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.

I downloaded this book to give an honest review in exchange for the chance to read it early. Unfortunately, I could not get the file to work in PDF format, nor on the NetGalley app. It sounds like a great premise for a nonfiction book, especially lately with so many people well aware of how much (too much!) time they spend on their phones.

In a tech-centered world, we all want to try and limit distractions. Using our phones is the number one time suck for most of us. Catherine has a friendly, unassuming tone as she delivers tips and advice about limiting screen time. She even has a plan to follow to implement her strategies easily. Highly recommend!

Thank you for the opportunity to review! I had read part of the original and was excited to check out the revised edition, especially as many of my colleagues are doing digital fasts and social media breaks. The writing is clear and helpful in an open, non-judgmental way. I really enjoyed reading this and look forward to integrating more of the tactics into my life.

3.5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and Catherine price for providing me with an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this, and will definitely implement aspects from the book into my own life. It’s something I’ve been needing to do for a while so a good read for the year

This didn’t quite resonate with me. While the idea of reducing screen time is undoubtedly important, I found the book's approach to be less helpful than I expected. The advice felt a bit repetitive and didn’t offer many new insights for someone already aware of the negative effects of phone overuse. I also found the exercises and strategies to be more abstract than practical, and they didn’t feel tailored to my specific habits or challenges. While it’s a great concept, I didn’t find the book’s recommendations particularly actionable or motivating, making it less useful than I had hoped.

I was excited to read this updated revised edition as I first read it many years ago when it first came out. Now that I have teenagers, it is definitely more relatable and I learned a lot of 'new' ways to put the phone down - and to influence my kids to the same. This book is a must for parents, or for individuals who are addicted to their phones (put it down while watching a tv show or movie - be more in the moment)

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!