{"product_id":"you-dont-need-a-smartphone-a-practical-guide-to-downgrading-your-phone-and-upgrading-your-life","title":"You Don't Need a Smartphone: A Practical Guide to Downgrading Your Phone and Upgrading Your Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eby August Lamm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10\/6\/2026, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: \u003cspan id=\"pd-product-id\"\u003e9798217009077\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The essential guide to putting down your phone -- and coming back to real life.\" -- Catherine Price, #1 NYT bestselling author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/how-to-break-up-with-your-phone-revised\" title=\"How to Break Up with Your Phone\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Break Up With Your Phone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Lucid... Refreshingly practical... A valuable resource for those looking to rethink their relationship with technology.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Accessible... Warmly inspirational for those seeking liberation from their digital devices.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAugust Lamm\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and visual artist. She is the author of one art book, \u003ci\u003eCrosshatching in Pen \u0026amp; Ink, \u003c\/i\u003e and a forthcoming novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54425374195995,"sku":"You Don't Need a Smartphone","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/917pss25ONL._SL1500.jpg?v=1793049083","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/you-dont-need-a-smartphone-a-practical-guide-to-downgrading-your-phone-and-upgrading-your-life","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}