Put the Phone Down

The apps on your phone were designed by behavioral scientists to make it hard to stop. That is not a personal failure. That is a business model. There is a good chance you picked up this book on your phone. And there is a good chance that before you found it, you had already been scrolling through things that made you feel vaguely worse.You are not weak for that. You are responding exactly as designed.In this sharp, science-based short read, licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Farrell explains what the dopamine loop actually is and why it works so effectively, what research from over 241,000 participants shows about screen time and depression risk, what constant connectivity does to your sleep, memory, and ability to focus, and five specific strategies for taking your attention back without throwing your phone in a lake.Dr. Farrell specializes in stress and anxiety, and she has watched the relationship between screen use and mental distress become one of the central concerns in modern clinical practice. This book gives you an accurate picture and the practical tools. Your attention is one of the most valuable things you have. You are allowed to want some of it back.