We need to be entertained. We want to be distracted. We don't focus. We can't stop or slow down. We feel purposeless. We wonder what it's all for.

Social media has become our means of socialization. Who will we be without it?

Like most of her Gen-Z peers, Elizabeth Tate can't remember life before the internet. She grew up online, where each mistake is documented, every post induces anxiety, and huge corporations profit off your fear of missing out.

But when the Covid-19 pandemic derailed her job and trapped her in online college classes, Elizabeth slid into a 24-7 doomscrolling binge that forced her to make a hard call: It was time to delete her social media accounts for good.

In Control Your Scroll, she shares the stories and research that convinced her to log off—and examines the richness of a more unplugged, more in-touch life. With honesty and a sense of humor, Elizabeth delivers real solutions and prompts you to ask yourself real questions.

Your relationship with tech doesn't have to be all-or-nothing. It's a long path. You will second guess yourself. You'll revert to your old habits. You will have to explain yourself to friends.

It's going to be kind of terrible. It's also going to be kind of beautiful. And it's going to be worth it. Just remember: Despite what Big Tech says, you have a choice.

You always have a choice.