{"product_id":"you-dont-need-a-smartphone","title":"You Don't Need a Smartphone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this revelatory manifesto, anti-tech activist August Lamm gives you the courage and confidence to ditch your smartphone once and for all. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The essential guide to putting down your phone -- and coming back to real life.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Catherine Price, #1 NYT bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Break Up With Your Phone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen I owned a smartphone, my life was bad. I knew this. What I did not know was that I had a choice.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugust Lamm wasted her youth on the internet. In her late twenties, burnt out as a social media influencer, she sold her smartphone and switched to a dumb phone. Immediately, her mental health improved, her attention span increased, and her curiosity returned. Since then, she has made it her mission to help others do the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLamm started using a smartphone at age 14, so she knows how it feels to come of age glued to a screen--and how hard it is to break free. Filled with moving stories and practical suggestions, \u003ci\u003eYou Don't Need a Smartphone\u003c\/i\u003e proves that living without a computer in your pocket is not only possible but ideal. Offering guidance on selecting a new phone, navigating without GPS, meeting people offline, and overcoming obstacles like digital tickets and dual-factor authentication, \u003ci\u003eYou Don't Need a Smartphone\u003c\/i\u003e is as urgent and radical as its title, and a new blueprint for a fulfilling life in the Information Age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54341992022384,"sku":"9798217009077","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_26fddfad-231a-4aab-84d9-eb2526722a37.jpg?v=1789887963","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/you-dont-need-a-smartphone","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}