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Stolen Focus
by Johann Hari • 2022
You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.
4.22
80k+
Stolen Focus Summary
Stolen Focus 97%
You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.
by Johann Hari 2022
4.22
80k+ ratings
Reset Your Child's Brain
by Victoria Dunckley • 2015
Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.
4.08
823
Reset Your Child's Brain Summary
Reset Your Child's Brain 97%
Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.
by Victoria Dunckley 2015
4.08
823 ratings
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World
by Jean M. Twenge • 2025
Ten rules for stopping screens from stealing your child's sleep, safety, and sanity.
4.29
792
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World Summary
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World 96%
Ten rules for stopping screens from stealing your child's sleep, safety, and sanity.
by Jean M. Twenge 2025
4.29
792 ratings
Irresistible
by Adam Alter • 2017
The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.
3.85
13k+
Irresistible Summary
Irresistible 96%
The apps in your pocket are as carefully engineered for addiction as any casino game.
by Adam Alter 2017
3.85
13k+ ratings
The Anxious Generation
by Jonathan Haidt • 2024
A global teen mental health crisis started in 2012. The culprit fits in a pocket.
4.30
207k+
The Anxious Generation Summary
The Anxious Generation 96%
A global teen mental health crisis started in 2012. The culprit fits in a pocket.
by Jonathan Haidt 2024
4.30
207k+ ratings
Future Minds
by Richard Watson • 2010
Every screen you own is quietly rewiring your brain. Deep thinking is the hidden casualty.
3.77
162
Future Minds Summary
Future Minds 96%
Every screen you own is quietly rewiring your brain. Deep thinking is the hidden casualty.
by Richard Watson 2010
3.77
162 ratings
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
by Katherine Ormerod • 2018
Social media promised connection; it gave us loneliness, debt, and a fractured democracy.
3.49
801
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life Summary
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life 95%
Social media promised connection; it gave us loneliness, debt, and a fractured democracy.
by Katherine Ormerod 2018
3.49
801 ratings
The Art of Bitfulness
by Nandan Nilekani • 2022
Phones exploit your psychology by design. Three modes that make deep focus the easy choice.
4.21
128
The Art of Bitfulness Summary
The Art of Bitfulness 95%
Phones exploit your psychology by design. Three modes that make deep focus the easy choice.
by Nandan Nilekani 2022
4.21
128 ratings
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
by Jaron Lanier • 2018
Social media is a behavior-modification machine. The only sane answer: delete your accounts.
3.58
18k+
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Summary
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now 95%
Social media is a behavior-modification machine. The only sane answer: delete your accounts.
by Jaron Lanier 2018
3.58
18k+ ratings
How to Break Up with Your Phone
by Catherine Price • 2018
The 30-day plan that unhooks your brain from the device designed to keep it hooked.
3.91
22k+
How to Break Up with Your Phone Summary
How to Break Up with Your Phone 95%
The 30-day plan that unhooks your brain from the device designed to keep it hooked.
by Catherine Price 2018
3.91
22k+ ratings
The Sirens' Call
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2025
Attention is finite, information is not; that imbalance fuels a hidden war for your mind.
3.94
9k+
The Sirens' Call Summary
The Sirens' Call 95%
Attention is finite, information is not; that imbalance fuels a hidden war for your mind.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2025
3.94
9k+ ratings
Stop Reading the News
by Rolf Dobelli • 2019
You are not informed. You are addicted. The case for quitting news entirely.
3.71
4k+
Stop Reading the News Summary
Stop Reading the News 95%
You are not informed. You are addicted. The case for quitting news entirely.
by Rolf Dobelli 2019
3.71
4k+ ratings
Reclaiming Conversation
by Sherry Turkle • 2015
Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.
3.80
5k+
Reclaiming Conversation Summary
Reclaiming Conversation 95%
Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.
by Sherry Turkle 2015
3.80
5k+ ratings
The End of Absence
by Michael Harris • 2014
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
3.63
2k+
The End of Absence Summary
The End of Absence 95%
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
by Michael Harris 2014
3.63
2k+ ratings
The Information Diet
by Clay A. Johnson • 2011
Information overload is a myth. Affirmation outsells truth, and your attention is the product.
3.50
2k+
The Information Diet Summary
The Information Diet 95%
Information overload is a myth. Affirmation outsells truth, and your attention is the product.
by Clay A. Johnson 2011
3.50
2k+ ratings
Attention Span
by Gloria Mark • 2023
Screen attention spans dropped from 150 seconds to 47. Why, and how to restore them.
3.52
2k+
Attention Span Summary
Attention Span 95%
Screen attention spans dropped from 150 seconds to 47. Why, and how to restore them.
by Gloria Mark 2023
3.52
2k+ ratings
Reader, Come Home
by Maryanne Wolf • 2018
Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.
3.89
5k+
Reader, Come Home Summary
Reader, Come Home 95%
Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.
by Maryanne Wolf 2018
3.89
5k+ ratings
Bored and Brilliant
by Manoush Zomorodi • 2017
Boredom fuels creative breakthroughs. Your phone erased it. A week-long experiment to get it back.
3.71
5k+
Bored and Brilliant Summary
Bored and Brilliant 95%
Boredom fuels creative breakthroughs. Your phone erased it. A week-long experiment to get it back.
by Manoush Zomorodi 2017
3.71
5k+ ratings
How to Thrive in the Digital Age
by Tom Chatfield • 2012
Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.
3.08
598
How to Thrive in the Digital Age Summary
How to Thrive in the Digital Age 95%
Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.
by Tom Chatfield 2012
3.08
598 ratings
The Attention Fix
by Anders Hansen • 2024
Your brain was built for hunting, not scrolling. The mismatch explains why you cannot focus.
3.89
359
The Attention Fix Summary
The Attention Fix 95%
Your brain was built for hunting, not scrolling. The mismatch explains why you cannot focus.
by Anders Hansen 2024
3.89
359 ratings
Digital Detox
by Molly Defrank • 2022
The two-week family screen reset that restores calm, creativity, and connection.
4.42
244
Digital Detox Summary
Digital Detox 94%
The two-week family screen reset that restores calm, creativity, and connection.
by Molly Defrank 2022
4.42
244 ratings
Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!
by Julio Vincent Gambuto • 2023
The economy runs on your distraction. The plan for unsubscribing from everything that drains you.
3.47
1k+
Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! Summary
Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! 94%
The economy runs on your distraction. The plan for unsubscribing from everything that drains you.
by Julio Vincent Gambuto 2023
3.47
1k+ ratings
The Distracted Mind
by Adam Gazzaley • 2016
Your brain treats information like food. Smartphones exploit that instinct relentlessly.
3.70
1k+
The Distracted Mind Summary
The Distracted Mind 94%
Your brain treats information like food. Smartphones exploit that instinct relentlessly.
by Adam Gazzaley 2016
3.70
1k+ ratings
Attention
by Casey Schwartz • 2020
Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.
3.12
394
Attention Summary
Attention 94%
Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.
by Casey Schwartz 2020
3.12
394 ratings
Assassination Generation
by Dave Grossman • 2016
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
3.71
351
Assassination Generation Summary
Assassination Generation 94%
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
by Dave Grossman 2016
3.71
351 ratings
The Attention Merchants
by Tim Wu • 2016
Your attention has been for sale since 1833. The hidden industry that trades in it.
4.07
5k+
The Attention Merchants Summary
The Attention Merchants 94%
Your attention has been for sale since 1833. The hidden industry that trades in it.
by Tim Wu 2016
4.07
5k+ ratings
Solitude
by Michael Harris • 2017
Your phone checks you 150 times a day. Solitude is the lost art: reclaiming your attention.
3.66
2k+
Solitude Summary
Solitude 94%
Your phone checks you 150 times a day. Solitude is the lost art: reclaiming your attention.
by Michael Harris 2017
3.66
2k+ ratings
The World Beyond Your Head
by Matthew B. Crawford • 2015
Your attention is being strip-mined by design. The way out is physical, skilled, and shared.
3.79
3k+
The World Beyond Your Head Summary
The World Beyond Your Head 94%
Your attention is being strip-mined by design. The way out is physical, skilled, and shared.
by Matthew B. Crawford 2015
3.79
3k+ ratings
Video Game Addiction
by Henry Lee • 2014
Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.
4.40
5
Video Game Addiction Summary
Video Game Addiction 94%
Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.
by Henry Lee 2014
4.40
5 ratings
The Happiness Effect
by Donna Freitas • 2017
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
3.31
265
The Happiness Effect Summary
The Happiness Effect 94%
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
by Donna Freitas 2017
3.31
265 ratings
Hamlet's BlackBerry
by William Powers • 2010
Writing, print, telegraph: each sparked an overload crisis. The old solutions still work.
3.59
2k+
Hamlet's BlackBerry Summary
Hamlet's BlackBerry 94%
Writing, print, telegraph: each sparked an overload crisis. The old solutions still work.
by William Powers 2010
3.59
2k+ ratings
The Distraction Addiction
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang • 2013
Digital detox is a dead end. Real focus starts with breathing, not unplugging.
3.52
641
The Distraction Addiction Summary
The Distraction Addiction 94%
Digital detox is a dead end. Real focus starts with breathing, not unplugging.
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang 2013
3.52
641 ratings
Our Biggest Fight
by Frank H. McCourt • 2024
Your mind is the product, and the price is democracy. A new protocol offers a buyback.
4.15
27
Our Biggest Fight Summary
Our Biggest Fight 93%
Your mind is the product, and the price is democracy. A new protocol offers a buyback.
by Frank H. McCourt 2024
4.15
27 ratings
24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
by Tiffany Shlain • 2019
One day offline each week. The science says your attention, empathy, and sleep all improve.
3.80
3k+
24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week Summary
24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week 93%
One day offline each week. The science says your attention, empathy, and sleep all improve.
by Tiffany Shlain 2019
3.80
3k+ ratings
Tech Agnostic
by Greg Epstein • 2024
Technology sold you a faith: saints, sacraments, apocalypse. The humanist case for walking away.
3.49
156
Tech Agnostic Summary
Tech Agnostic 93%
Technology sold you a faith: saints, sacraments, apocalypse. The humanist case for walking away.
by Greg Epstein 2024
3.49
156 ratings
Find Your Focus Zone
by Lucy Jo Palladino • 2007
Boredom and frenzy both kill focus. Train your brain to find the sweet spot between them.
3.91
428
Find Your Focus Zone Summary
Find Your Focus Zone 93%
Boredom and frenzy both kill focus. Train your brain to find the sweet spot between them.
by Lucy Jo Palladino 2007
3.91
428 ratings
Program or Be Programmed
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2010
Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.
3.72
2k+
Program or Be Programmed Summary
Program or Be Programmed 93%
Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2010
3.72
2k+ ratings
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer
by Alok Kanojia • 2024
Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.
4.13
1k+
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer Summary
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer 93%
Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.
by Alok Kanojia 2024
4.13
1k+ ratings
In Emergency, Break Glass
by Nate Anderson • 2022
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
3.91
323
In Emergency, Break Glass Summary
In Emergency, Break Glass 93%
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
by Nate Anderson 2022
3.91
323 ratings
Grown Up Digital
by Don Tapscott • 2008
Eight traits of the internet generation are quietly remaking school, work, and government.
3.80
1k+
Grown Up Digital Summary
Grown Up Digital 93%
Eight traits of the internet generation are quietly remaking school, work, and government.
by Don Tapscott 2008
3.80
1k+ ratings
Moral Combat
by Patrick M. Markey • 2017
Crime fell as gaming rose. The evidence never held, and the outrage is a recycled panic.
4.18
173
Moral Combat Summary
Moral Combat 93%
Crime fell as gaming rose. The evidence never held, and the outrage is a recycled panic.
by Patrick M. Markey 2017
4.18
173 ratings
Recupera tu mente, reconquista tu vida
by Marian Rojas Estapé • 2024
A neuroscience-based plan to starve your dopamine addictions and feel alive again.
4.27
5k+
Recupera tu mente, reconquista tu vida Summary
Recupera tu mente, reconquista tu vida 93%
A neuroscience-based plan to starve your dopamine addictions and feel alive again.
by Marian Rojas Estapé 2024
4.27
5k+ ratings
Filterworld
by Kyle Chayka • 2024
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
3.62
5k+
Filterworld Summary
Filterworld 93%
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
by Kyle Chayka 2024
3.62
5k+ ratings
How to Do Nothing
by Jenny Odell • 2019
Your attention is being mined. The most radical response: do nothing.
3.65
57k+
How to Do Nothing Summary
How to Do Nothing 93%
Your attention is being mined. The most radical response: do nothing.
by Jenny Odell 2019
3.65
57k+ ratings
Concentration
by Stefan van der Stigchel • 2020
Multitasking is a myth, your working memory is tiny, and every notification exploits that limit.
3.33
144
Concentration Summary
Concentration 93%
Multitasking is a myth, your working memory is tiny, and every notification exploits that limit.
by Stefan van der Stigchel 2020
3.33
144 ratings
Mindmasters
by Sandra Matz • 2025
Algorithms read personality from digital traces. The fix isn't privacy; it's collective ownership.
3.96
399
Mindmasters Summary
Mindmasters 93%
Algorithms read personality from digital traces. The fix isn't privacy; it's collective ownership.
by Sandra Matz 2025
3.96
399 ratings
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media
by Carrie James • 2009
Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.
3.53
112
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media Summary
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media 93%
Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.
by Carrie James 2009
3.53
112 ratings
The Craving Mind
by Judson Brewer • 2017
One simple brain loop hooks us on cigarettes, smartphones, and love. The way out isn't willpower.
3.68
5k+
The Craving Mind Summary
The Craving Mind 93%
One simple brain loop hooks us on cigarettes, smartphones, and love. The way out isn't willpower.
by Judson Brewer 2017
3.68
5k+ ratings
Born Digital
by John Palfrey • 2008
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
3.62
1k+
Born Digital Summary
Born Digital 93%
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
by John Palfrey 2008
3.62
1k+ ratings
The Age of Addiction
by David T. Courtwright • 2019
Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.
3.64
456
The Age of Addiction Summary
The Age of Addiction 93%
Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.
by David T. Courtwright 2019
3.64
456 ratings
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