Enemy In Your Pocket: How Using Your Phone Less Will Change Your Life and How to Do It

I think all of us can agree we have a problem with our phones. For many of us, we use them constantly from the second we wake up to the moment we fall asleep. But why does it matter? I mean we are just scrolling when we are bored, it isn’t that big of a deal, right? Wrong.Our phone addiction is changing the quality of our relationships, productivity, success, and most importantly, how content we are with ourselves. Many people have realized this, but the current advice is provided by our parents or older generations that don’t fully comprehend the problem. They don’t understand how social media creates local celebrities in adolescent communities, the pressure to constantly respond in relationships, Instagram “ratios,” or how it feels to scroll as a teenager and almost always feel less than others.Enemy in Your Pocket tackles the issue from the perspective of someone who was addicted to his phone from ages 12 to 19, and experienced the feelings of loneliness, inadequacy, and anxiety caused by the overuse of his phone.This book explores the life-changing benefits that come with decreased phone usage such as increased confidence, improved social skills, decreased anxiety, and potentially more success in school and work. Then it analyzes the manipulative techniques that have been hard-wired into our phones and examines the toxic culture that has been created by social media and other applications. You won’t just be told Instagram and Snapchat are bad, but also learn about your social media “community,” branding on social platforms, the constant messaging dilemma, and how Instagram acts as a “token” of attractiveness. Finally, you will be provided with step-by-step instructions on how to break free from phone addiction by redesigning your phone and changing your habits to help you improve the quality of your life forever.