How to Stop Checking Your Phone Every 30 Seconds: How to free yourself from the compulsive need to look at your smartphone ... without moving to a monastery - Couverture souple

Whitmore, Nathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798187101139

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

How many times have you checked your phone today?

If your answer is "I have no idea," this book is probably for you.

Maybe you just wanted to check the time.

Then you saw a notification.

Then a message.

Then a video.

Then another notification.

Before you knew it, twenty minutes had disappeared.

Relax—you're not alone.

How to Stop Checking Your Phone Every 30 Seconds is a funny, insightful, and practical guide that explains why your brain keeps reaching for your smartphone... and how to take back control without giving up technology.

Written with humor and backed by psychology and behavioral science, this book shows that your phone isn't the real problem. The real problem is the automatic habits that quietly take over your attention.

Inside this book you'll discover:

• Why you check your phone even when nothing has happened.
• How notifications, dopamine, FOMO, and algorithms influence your behavior.
• Why "I'll just check for a second" almost never lasts a second.
• Practical techniques to reduce compulsive phone checking.
• Simple daily exercises that actually work.
• How to improve your focus, productivity, and peace of mind.
• How to use technology without letting it use you.

You'll also find:

• A practical exercise at the end of every chapter.
• Easy-to-understand psychology explained with humor.
• Surprising scientific insights without complicated jargon.
• Funny real-life examples you'll almost certainly recognize.
• A step-by-step program to build healthier digital habits that last.

This is not a book that tells you to delete all your social media accounts.

It won't ask you to throw your phone away.

It won't convince you to move into a cabin in the woods without Wi-Fi.

Instead, it will teach you something far more useful:

How to make your smartphone a tool again instead of letting it become your boss.

Whether you want to reduce screen time, improve concentration, break the habit of endless scrolling, or simply feel more present in your daily life, this book offers practical solutions you can start using immediately.

You don't need perfect self-control.

You don't need superhuman willpower.

You just need a better system.

Because the goal isn't to use your phone less.

It's to use it on purpose.

Warning: This book may cause unexpected side effects, including longer conversations, better sleep, improved concentration, fewer unnecessary notifications, and the shocking realization that the world continues to function perfectly even when your phone stays in your pocket for a while.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798187101139
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 179
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg