First published 2020
Paul Greenberg tackles the modern epidemic of phone addiction with a collection of 65 compact, screen-free activities backed by scientific research. The New York Times bestselling author and James Beard Award winner presents practical exercises designed to restore connection, mindfulness, creativity, and genuine well-being. Greenberg addresses the startling reality that people spend 1,400 hours annually staring at their devices, offering concrete alternatives that reconnect readers to friendship, family, romance, nature, art, food, books, music, and sleep. The book itself mirrors a phone's design with rounded corners and a compact format, filled with colorful artwork that invites meditation rather than distraction. Greenberg provides actionable strategies to reduce device dependency while rediscovering life's fundamental pleasures. His approach combines warmth and wisdom with proven techniques for breaking free from screen time's grip. The book serves as both guide and replacement habit, offering readers something tangible to reach for when the urge to check their phone strikes.
Genres: addiction, self-help, non-fiction, health, 21st-century, personal-development
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: self-improvement, self-reflection
128 pages · Hardcover · Chronicle Books