If you are a human being and you own a smartphone, you need this book.
Is your phone the first thing you reach for when you wake up? And the last thing you see before you sleep? Do you find the hours slip away as you idly scroll through your social media timeline?
In short, are you addicted to your phone? If so, How to Break Up with Your Phone is here to help.
How to Break Up With Your Phone is a smart, practical and useful plan to help you conquer your mobile phone addiction in just 30 days - and take back your life in the process.
Recent studies have shown that spending extended time on our phones affects our ability to form new memories, think deeply, focus and absorb information, and the hormones triggered every time we hear our phones buzz both add to our stress levels and are the hallmark signs of addiction. In How to Break Up with Your Phone, award-winning science journalist Catherine Price explores the effects that our constant connectivity is having on our brains, bodies, relationships, and society at large and asks, how much time do you really want to spend on your phone?
Over the course of 30 days, Catherine will guide you through an easy-to-follow plan that enables you to identify your goals, priorities and bad habits, tidy your apps, prune your email, and take time away. Lastly, you will create a new, healthier relationship with your phone and establish habits and routines to ensure this new relationship sticks.
You don't have to give up your phone forever; instead you will be more mindful not only of how you use your phone, but also about how you choose to spend the precious moments of your life.
| Feature | Specification |
| Full Product Title | How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life |
| Author | Catherine Price |
| Format Architecture | Unabridged Non-Fiction Softcover Paperback |
| ISBN-13 / Standard | 9780399581120 / 9781846045509 / 9780593837160 |
| Publisher Partners | Ten Speed Press / Orion / Random House UK |
| Page Count | 192-240 Pages |
| Genre Spectrum | Non-Fiction Science & Health, Digital Detox, Mindfulness, Self-Help, Productivity, Popular Psychology |
| Core Concepts Covered | Dopamine reward loops, app environment tidying, boundary setting, mindfulness, 30-day step-by-step detox plan |
| Special Value Offerings | Direct warehouse pricing, up to 80% off original list prices, 10% BookPoints cashback rewards |
| Benefits Developed | Improved mental focus, memory retention, sleep hygiene restoration, reduced anxiety, screen-life balance |
Catherine Price is an award-winning science journalist, TED speaker, and author whose research on digital health and mindfulness has been featured in The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , and Popular Science . Endorsed by leading psychologists and addiction researchers (including Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation ), How to Break Up with Your Phone undergoes rigorous science writing standards to deliver evidence-based behavioural interventions. Printed on high-opacity paper stock with clean typographical formatting and crisp section breaks, this paperback edition is designed to facilitate reading ease and habit tracking. Recommended by mental health advocates, educators, and wellness advisors across the UK, this title serves as a gold-standard asset for digital wellness.