{"product_id":"unplug-richard-simon-9781523527564","title":"Unplug: How to Break Up with Your Phone and Reclaim Your Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eTurn off your phone and turn on your life with step-by-step instructions and success stories from dozens of people who've set healthy boundaries with their devices. \u003c\/b\u003e The average American spends the equivalent of a full 60 days a year looking at their phone. It can become an all-consuming addiction that puts a strain on virtually every facet of our existence from the way we sleep, eat, and exercise to our ability to focus and make new memories. Most importantly, it takes us away from our lives, our relationships, and the real world. But although it may seem impossible, there is always a way to overcome digital distraction: you can always turn off your phone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eUnplug, \u003c\/i\u003eRichard Richard Simon lays out a plan to detox from your phone, including different breakup styles, things to do with your newfound time, lightly re-integrating a smartphone into your life, and finally, helping others quit. These tips and strategies are interspersed with success stories, including Simon's own story of turning off his phone for a whole year, plus those of 29 others, including a professional baseball player (Nick Castellanos), bestselling authors on digital usage and addiction (Cal Newport and Ed Spector, respectively), physicians who specialize in digital wellness, as well as ordinary folks including a principal, a pastor, and a couple who quit their phones together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Simon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1523527560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781523527564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Workman Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.75w x 0.65d","brand":"Richard Simon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46489466503423,"sku":"9781523527564","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db1bb323-d698-4495-84a1-57dbb3298a90.jpg?v=1736953635","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unplug-richard-simon-9781523527564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}