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Simmons Community Read : How to Break Up with Your Phone: Book Themes

A reading guide for the Simmons 2023 Community Read How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life written by Catherine Price.

Cyberpsychology

Cyberpsychology is the study of the human mind and behavior and how the culture of technology, specifically, virtual reality, the internet, cell phones and social media, affect them. This field explains how humans interact with each other in a virtual environment and the potential complications that may arise from it.

Other Books with This Theme

iBrain : Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind by Gary Small

iBrain by Gary Small

Digital Minimalism in Everyday Life : Overcome Technology Addiction, Declutter Your Mind, and Reclaim Your Freedom by James W. Williams

Digital Minimalism in Everyday Life by James W. Williams

Reclaiming Conversation : The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle

Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle

Born Digital : Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives by John Palfrey

Born Digital by John Palfrey

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you're sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. Practicing mindfulness involves breathing methods, guided imagery, and other practices to relax the body and mind and help reduce stress.

Other Books with This Theme

Bittersweet : How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain

Bittersweet by Susan Cain

Everything, Beautiful : A Guide to Finding Hidden Beauty in the World by Ella Frances Sanders

Everything, Beautiful by Ella Frances Sanders

Work Pray Code : When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley by Carolyn Chen

Work Pray Code by Carolyn Chen

Cheerfulness : A Literary and Cultural History by Timothy Hampton

Cheerfulness by Timothy Hampton

Self-Help

The concept of self-help is the action or process of bettering oneself or overcoming one's problems without the aid of others. Usually the coping with one's personal or emotional problems without professional help. A self-help book is written with the intention to instruct its readers on solving these personal problems.

Other Books with This Theme

Atomic Habits : An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Quiet by Susan Cain

You Are a Badass : How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero

You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero