Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Can We Really Become Addicted to Our Phones? 2
A Bit about Me 3
Mission of This Book 5
How to Use This Book 5
Start Tracking Actual Usage 6
Chapter 1 Mobile for Good: Positive Ways That Smartphone Technology Has Changed the World 8
Innovation 9
Raising Consciousness 10
Reaching Out for Support 11
Bringing People Closer 11
Net Neutrality 12
Exercises 13
Chapter 2 Why Are We So Hooked On Our Phones? 19
How Addicted Are You? 21
Why Do We Become Addicted? 23
Neuroplasticity and Your Habits 26
Breaking Patterns 26
Wait Training 27
What Can We Learn from Cocaine-Addicted Lab Rats? 28
Exercises 30
Chapter 3 The Corrosive Power of Being Always Available 34
Always Working but Not Always Productive 35
Debunking Work Myths 36
Placing Our Relationships On Hold 38
When It Starts to Hit Home 40
Exercises 41
Chapter 4 Smarter Phones, Dumber Users: How Your Phone Might Be Changing the Way You Think 48
Four Smart Reasons to Switch Off Your Phone 50
Mind Wandering 57
On Meditation 59
Exercises 61
Chapter 5 Tackling Boredom and Emotional Discomfort 69
Boredom and Addiction 71
Suppressed Emotions and Addiction 75
Exercises 79
Chapter 6 Procrastination: Why We Really Put Stuff Off! 87
1 Distractibility 88
2 Time to Complete 89
3 Self-Confidence 89
4 Task Value 90
Sneaking Up on Procrastination 93
The Snowball Effect 94
But Remember to Love Thy Procrastinating Self 95
Exercises 97
Chapter 7 On Contentment 104
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind 105
No Comparison 108
Be the Change You Want to See 110
Know Thyself 112
Unlock Your Cage 114
Exercises 116
Conclusion 125
Appendix 128
Recommended Reading and Resources 135
Acknowledgments 137
About the Author 138