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

by Catherine Price

As I write this, it occurs to me that there are two groups of people who will be reading this book: people who bought it for themselves, and people who had it given to them by a concerned friend/parent/relative/roommate/spouse and may not be entirely “appreciative” of this “gift.” Second group, I’m sorry: it’s never fun to have someone tell you they think you have a problem. But allow me to let you in on a secret: whoever gave you this book is probably addicted to their phone, too. And even if they aren’t too bad themselves, you certainly know other people who might benefit from reevaluating their relationship with their phones. So I encourage you to see if any of the book’s ideas resonate with you. Then, when you’re done, give it back to the person who gave it to you—maybe with a handwritten note that says, “Your turn.”

This is funny, because while I read it for myself, I thought of others whom I want to gift to, and this line cracks me up: I do have a problem.