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As our smartphones have become indispensable to our daily routine, it is important to take some space to reflect on our lives outside of technology.
The School of Life has designed Phone Detox, a palm-sized book filled with a variety of insights, as a clever counter to those idle moments so often filled with endless scrolling.
Full of ideas and meditations, these mini-essays offer a refreshing analog experience. From poetry, to travel, to tips on dating - and even headier, bite-size meditations on topics like addiction, monasticism, nature, utopia - Phone Detox offers a much needed (occasional) reset for our addled, buzzing minds. This flip book is a tool that aims to bring a little sanity to our closest, most intense technological relationship.
Mini-Essays Cover Topics Including:
- Addiction
- Monasticism
- Poetry
- The News
- Beyond Instagram
- Dating
- Nature
- Shopping
- Travel
- Death
- Utopia
- FITS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND: Like a phone, only - cleverly - it's not a phone.
- FROM THOUGHT-PROVOKING TO HUMOROUS: The quick-read style of this book runs the gamut from serious, to philosophical, to practical and even funny.
- TAKE A BREAK FROM YOUR CELL PHONE TO RETURN TO YOUR CELL PHONE: Have fun with our analog flip book to clear your brain for more scrolling!
The School of Life is a global organization helping people lead more fulfilled lives. Through our range of books, gifts and stationery we aim to prompt more thoughtful natures and help everyone to find fulfillment.
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The School of Life Press brings together the thinking and ideas of the School of Life creative team under the direction of series editor, Alain de Botton. Their books share a coherent, curated message that speaks with one voice: calm, reassuring, and sane.