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Books That Helped Me On My Digital Minimalism Journey (+few extras) 📚✨
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items Here you'll find some books (+few extras) i've read or used, on my journey of digital minimalism. I hate wasting time on social media, and doing pointless activities on my phone. Let's positively rewrite our digital use history. 📚🙂
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Books on social media use and tech addiction 📚📱
Books on societal concerns about social media and excess screentime. Let's take back our focus. ✨
Books on digital minimalism and digital detox 👍📱
Books about screen and social media use in children. How to make it healthier and more balanced. 👦📱👧
Other supportive tools on your journey of digital minimalism ✨
Books on social media use and tech addiction 📚📱
These authors aren't playing around. They lay down the bare bones of the matter on social media use. And how our phones are making us addicted, and disconnected. 📚
A world without email? Now wouldn't that be a wonderful thing.This book touches on so many important themes. (affiliate link)
A World Without Email: Reimagining Work
Jaron Lanier has been going on about the perils of social media forever. He offers valuable insights in this book. (affiliate link)
Ten Arguments for Deleting Social Media Now
Reddit is often seen as not as bad as the rest of social media. Yet it has it's flaws and can also be addictive. This book took me on an eye opening journey of the platform.(affiliate link)
You Should Quit Reddit
It would be an understatement to say I so needed this book on my journey to simplify my life. This book offered valuable tips on how to break from our phones. (affiliate link
Untethered: Overcome Distraction & Build Healthy Digital Habits
Let's face it, it can be challenging to use our phones less. This book offers some hope. Where was this book in my life 15 years ago?(affiliate link)
How to Break Up with Your Phone: 30-Day Detox
First off, even the book cover makes me want to take a deep breath! A low tech life offers so much space, peace of mind, and calm.(affiliate link)
Low Tech Life: Guide to Mindful Digital Minimalism
Gosh, this is a message I've needed so many times. Our phones lead to doomscrolling and can be a huge waste of time. This book was a valuable reminder that a lot exist outside my phone. (affiliate link)
Put the F**king Phone Down: Life. Can't Wait.
Books on societal concerns about social media and excess screentime. Let's take back our focus. ✨
You've seen it where a group of friends or family are staring down at their phones, while at a restaurant or social gathering. It's not a pretty situation. These books will help you live differently. 📚✨
So many corporations, and institutions are vying for our attention. This book was an eye opening read for me. Really makes one think. (affiliate link)
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads|Paperback
Okay not a book, but this guy wrote-The Attention Merchants. It's a good book to learn more on the attention "mining" industries. I learnt a lot from reading this.
SHORT VIDEO: Tim Wu on THE ATTENTION MERCHANTS
Excess social media use can threathen our our mental health and sanity in so many ways. Seriously I found this book revealing.(affiliate link)
Digital Madness: How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Health Crisis--and How to Restore Our Sanity|Paperback
It's ironic how the devices touted to make us more connected have actually disconnected us from each other. This book dives deeper into this topic. (affiliate link)
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other|Paperback
I wrote this essay done time ago. About the over techy, frantic pace of modern life. Despite all the noise and digital chaos, we can choose to slow down and live more mindfully. Medium: @wordsbyegypt
Article: The World Is Hectic, Busy, Too Techy And Loud
This book helped me see things differently. It describes the evolution of how social media took a foothold in the fabric of society. How did we come to this toxic mess of information overwhelm, excess selfies and disconnection? Read the book to find ...
Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
Books on digital minimalism and digital detox 👍📱
These books helped me on my journey of digital minimalism. Making me not so attached to my phone. As life is waiting to be lived. 🌸☺️
I love Cal Newport's way of thinking, he's the OG of digital minimalism. Reading this book was a game changer for me. (affiliate link)
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life
I enjoyed reading the insights form this book. Really doomscrolling can get the better of us if we don't check it. This book provides ways to do this. As well as offer information for us to better understand our digital device usage habits. (affiliat...
Digital Minimalism for Gen Z Break Free from Distractions, Boost Your Focus, and Reclaim Your Life in a Hyperconnected World|eBook
The world is super distracting. I liked the premise of this book to help me focus.(affiliate link)
Digital Minimalism: Clear Clutter & Regain Focus
Another book to guide your digital minimalism journey. I can't get enough of this topic. (affiliate link)
The Tao of Digital Minimalism: Finding Peace
It's okay, no really it's fine to step away from your phone sometimes. This book will help you do that. It was really useful for me to read ✔️. (affiliate link).
Unplug: How to Break Up with Your Phone
Okay hands up if you've ever taken a digital detox 🙋, don't be shy now. No worries you can give it another go after reading this book. (affiliate link)
Digital Detox: Guide to Beating Tech Addiction
Okay this is not a book. It's actually a talk by Cal Newport. he's written one of the most famous books on the topic of digital minimalism. It's worth listening to. 👍
Short video: Digital Minimalism with Cal Newport
I don't like being bothered by notifications and other phone distractions. This book offered me some practical insights on ways to better use my phone.(affiliate link)
Digital Minimalism for the Maximalist Life|eBook
I enjoyed listening to this YouTube creator on the topic of digital minimalism. It's interesting to hear others take on the subject.
8 Lessons From Digital Minimalism That Improved My Life
Books about screen and social media use in children. How to make it healthier and more balanced. 👦📱👧
As a parent I want to know the ways to ensure the safest and most balanced use of screens in my family. Excess screen use has some real downsides to the health of children. These resources will help you make better choices.
This book confirmed some of the concerns I had about kids being so connected to their devices. It's time for the kiddos to start looking up! (affiliate link)
Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids - and How to Break the Trance|Paperback
I liked the tips in this book. For helping children navigate social media use in a healthier manner.(affiliate link)
Social Media Wellness: Helping Tweens and Teens Thrive in an Unbalanced Digital World
This book provides real life as well as academic research, explaining the nuances of screen use in kids. It really helps us parents, who want to understand a healthier engagement with technology in our kids lives. I enjoyed learning a lot of things f...
Media Moms & Digital Dads: A Fact-Not-Fear Approach to Parenting in the Digital Age|Paperback
Wow, that's all I can say about this book, that later sparked a movement. It advocates for conscious screen and social media use amongst kids. There's so much to unpack with this one. Worth a read. ✨
Jonathan's Parent & Teacher Talk
Why not help your child replace their social media and other screen time by getting them a Kindle? It's a healthier use of their devices, and will improve their literacy and support their imagination. 👧📚👦(affiliate link)
Amazon Kindle Kids 16GB Ad-Free Space Whale
Other supportive tools on your journey of digital minimalism ✨
I love this printable set to help put the brakes on doomscrolling. It's time to reclaim your life. (affiliate link)
Doom Scrolling Worksheet | Anxiety & Digital Detox (PDF)
I find these sets of worksheets useful to use on my digital detox and online minimalism journey. ✔️(affiliate link)
Quit Phone Addiction in 7 Days (Digital Detox Plan)
This worksheet will help you gain more control and structure in your day, while helping you avoid excess screentime. I love how minimal and clear it is. It's not overwhelming. 💕(affiliate link)
Digital Detox Habit Tracker: Mindful Checklist (A4 + US Letter PDFs)
Here's a useful article I found. It lists some apps for iPhone and Android, that can help you stay on track with your digital minimalism decision. 👍🤍
5 Digital Detox Tools and Apps You Can Use Today - LifeStance Health
As a writer I love anything that gets me to write more. Writing is also a great way to prevent doomscrolling and wasting time on social media. A Kindle Scribe is the perfect gift for yourself, or for anyone special in your life who loves to write ✍️....
Amazon Kindle Scribe 32GB 11” Display w/Pen
Writing is a great way to spend productive time on our devices. The more writing you do, the less doomscrolling. Why not give it a go with a Kindle Scribe. It feels like writing on paper! ✨
Amazon Kindle Scribe 32GB 11” Display w/Pen