How to Break Up with Your Phone, Revised Edition: The 30-Day Digital Detox Plan

by Catherine Price

I learned about the history of written language, and how the act of reading itself—as in books, not “listicles”—can change the brain in ways that encourage deep thought.

We’re never going to break up with our phones unless we think it’s vitally important to do so.

Smartphones engage in disruptive behaviors that have traditionally been performed only by extremely annoying people.

intensely focused state of distraction.

The moment you recognize that you don’t have to say yes to every invitation is the moment you gain control over your life—both on and off your phone.