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A pragmatic, guilt-free intervention for your digital life that feels like a deep breath of fresh air for your attention span. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with How to break up with your phone.
- clarifying
- empowering
- reflective
- 01
Digital Minimalism
Cal Newport
A clear-eyed, practical manifesto for reclaiming your attention and finding quiet in an increasingly noisy world.
- 02
Dopamine Nation
Anna Lembke
A compassionate, eye-opening look at why we cannot stop scrolling, snacking, and striving, offering a science-backed path back to baseline.
- 03
You're Not Listening
Kate Murphy
A gentle but firm wake-up call that transforms how you experience every conversation you have.
- 04
Indistractable
Nir Eyal
A practical, empowering toolkit for silencing the noise and reclaiming your most valuable resource: your attention.
- 05
Curious
Ian Leslie
An urgent, intellectually stimulating exploration of why we must fight for deep, sustained inquiry in an age of instant answers.
- 06
Ten arguments for deleting your social media accounts right now
Jaron Lanier
A sharp, urgent manifesto that feels like a splash of cold water to the face of your digital habits.
- 07
How we learn
Benedict Carey
A reassuring, science-backed permission slip to stop cramming and start letting your brain learn the way it actually wants to.
- 08
Alone Together
Sherry Turkle
A sobering, deeply human look in the mirror at how our screens are reshaping our hearts and minds.
- 09
The Shallows
Nicholas Carr
A fascinating, slightly unsettling exploration of how the medium of the internet is fundamentally rewiring our neural pathways.
- 10
Stolen Focus
Johann Hari
A deeply validating investigation into why your brain feels broken, shifting the blame from your willpower to the world around you.
- 11
Internet addiction
Kimberly S. Young and Cristiano Nabuco de Abreu
A comprehensive, clinical deep-dive into the mechanics and treatment of our most modern compulsions.
- 12
Tiny Habits
B. J. Fogg
A guilt-free, scientifically backed sigh of relief for anyone exhausted by the demands of radical self-improvement.
