Reclaim Your Mind: Seven Strategies to Enjoy Tech Mindfully
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- Author：Jay Vidyarthi
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Reviews
J's Book Quest
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"Reclaim Your Mind" took me longer to finish than it should have—not because of the book， but because I kept getting distracted by social media， YouTube， and my phone。 When I finally got my two brain cells together to focus， I felt so called out—but also comforted。 Jay Vidyarthi reassures you that 1） you’re not alone in your tech struggles， and 2） there are real， practical ways to take back control。 His personal anecdotes make the book engaging， and the seven strategies are simple yet effective。 "Reclaim Your Mind" took me longer to finish than it should have—not because of the book， but because I kept getting distracted by social media， YouTube， and my phone。 When I finally got my two brain cells together to focus， I felt so called out—but also comforted。 Jay Vidyarthi reassures you that 1） you’re not alone in your tech struggles， and 2） there are real， practical ways to take back control。 His personal anecdotes make the book engaging， and the seven strategies are simple yet effective。 A quick， insightful read that has already helped me rethink my screen habits。 。。。more
David Murphy-Longhini
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A Great Perspective From A Nuanced Friend In Your CornerI come to you as someone who didn’t think he had more to learn in this space， but I was wrong。 I’ve used Screentime for years。 I was a beta user of Freedom and other apps that helped me navigate the space。 I’ve been mostly off social media and consistently ensure I spend time more meaningfully online。 But Jay manages to go significantly beyond what I’ve seen before。 He navigates the conversation about technology in a human and mindful way。 A Great Perspective From A Nuanced Friend In Your CornerI come to you as someone who didn’t think he had more to learn in this space， but I was wrong。 I’ve used Screentime for years。 I was a beta user of Freedom and other apps that helped me navigate the space。 I’ve been mostly off social media and consistently ensure I spend time more meaningfully online。 But Jay manages to go significantly beyond what I’ve seen before。 He navigates the conversation about technology in a human and mindful way。 Without shame or explosive rhetoric he advocates a “middle way” without it feeling like a failure。 His beautiful stories about how he’d gotten addicted to tech and then rebelled against it mirrored my story。 His way of taking techniques of meditation I’ve practiced my whole life and beautifully describing how to use them in reference to these daily distractors was well done。 Especially， what’s most important about this book is it encourages you to take your power back。 It’s easy to oscillate back and forth in between blaming tech companies for manipulative design and feeling helpless to avoid them。 Jay shows us how to use them as a way to empower and understand ourselves。 I made a couple changes that will probably save me hours a week and help me reflect on the hours I still spend。 Thanks Jay！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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Thanks to Jay Vidyarthi， Still Ape Press， and NetGalley for providing me with a chance to read an ARC of this book。 The opinions in this review are my own。I struggle a lot - particularly these days - with doomscrolling through news and social media feeds， to the point that it crowds out activities that bring me joy or strengthen me。 But I’ve also made important friendships and had valuable experiences online。 Jay Vidyarthi gets both sides of this issue。 This book doesn’t minimize the way that te Thanks to Jay Vidyarthi， Still Ape Press， and NetGalley for providing me with a chance to read an ARC of this book。 The opinions in this review are my own。I struggle a lot - particularly these days - with doomscrolling through news and social media feeds， to the point that it crowds out activities that bring me joy or strengthen me。 But I’ve also made important friendships and had valuable experiences online。 Jay Vidyarthi gets both sides of this issue。 This book doesn’t minimize the way that tech is designed to take ruthless control of your attention or the downsides to tech overuse， but it also is clearheaded about the ubiquity of tech in modern life and the genuine enjoyment it can bring。 You won’t be scolded for being attached to your phone here， but you will be encouraged to turn mindful attention on your technology use - to figure out when it’s serving you and when you’re serving it。 Experiential activities are included to help guide a more mindful approach to tech。I came away from this book wanting to implement more of its strategies moving forward。 I do wish he’d said more about how tech affects different types of brains - there’s an aside about his arguments and techniques maybe not applying to people who are neurodivergent， and I wish he had fleshed that out more。 Some parts of the early book feel repetitive。 But overall this is a worthwhile read。 I can see myself recommending it to my clients。 。。。more
Angelica Cuany
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I really wanted to love this book。 I read quite a bit of social psychology books， and I am very interested in mindfulness and responsible tech usage。 This book fell a little flat to me though。 An disproportional amount of time seemed to be spent talking about various retreats that the author has gone on。 I also disagreed with his stance that tech is nature。 Specifically when he says "when we say we want to 'get out in nature，' what we really mean is that we want to get way from human nature。" Th I really wanted to love this book。 I read quite a bit of social psychology books， and I am very interested in mindfulness and responsible tech usage。 This book fell a little flat to me though。 An disproportional amount of time seemed to be spent talking about various retreats that the author has gone on。 I also disagreed with his stance that tech is nature。 Specifically when he says "when we say we want to 'get out in nature，' what we really mean is that we want to get way from human nature。" There is a multitude of research that supports how valuable green spaces are。 When people "opt outside" they are opting for green spaces and the psychological benefits they deliver。 This argument did not hold water for me。 Overall， there were a few things I take away from this book， such as making mindful noticings about how tech makes you feel instead of stringent， meaningless limits， but the book left me wanting more。 Thanks Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Victoria
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I believe this has been the most helpful book in explaining how to actually use mindfulness in our daily lives。 There are so many books about meditation and mindfulness， but very few that focus on one person's journey into and out of the experience of becoming mindful。 This is what the author， Jay， offers up to you in this book。 Sure he talks about tech， but this book also takes you on a journey。 Through his life， his world， and ultimately， I think helped me understand how tech and my life inter I believe this has been the most helpful book in explaining how to actually use mindfulness in our daily lives。 There are so many books about meditation and mindfulness， but very few that focus on one person's journey into and out of the experience of becoming mindful。 This is what the author， Jay， offers up to you in this book。 Sure he talks about tech， but this book also takes you on a journey。 Through his life， his world， and ultimately， I think helped me understand how tech and my life intersect。 And why that's okay。 。。。more
Neil
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Imagine 10 data scientists working every day to make sure you're addicted to Instagram， Reddit， X。 That's the world we live in。 It's SUPER hard to get your attention back and just focus。 And worse， we all feel like it's OUR FAULT。What this book does best is act like a soothing guide to first make you realize， it's not YOUR fault， and second， it's not even that hard to use tech in a way that improves your life， not keeps you trapped。The seven strategies are super short and easy to digest。 The sur Imagine 10 data scientists working every day to make sure you're addicted to Instagram， Reddit， X。 That's the world we live in。 It's SUPER hard to get your attention back and just focus。 And worse， we all feel like it's OUR FAULT。What this book does best is act like a soothing guide to first make you realize， it's not YOUR fault， and second， it's not even that hard to use tech in a way that improves your life， not keeps you trapped。The seven strategies are super short and easy to digest。 The surprise is the fun in the stories the author tells about people who face these challenges， including himself。 You'll really feel yourself nodding along about a problem most of us don't realize we have， or gave up on trying to solve in these tough times。It's an easy fast read and I think of a tip from it every few days as I put down my phone， and feel good about it。 This is a good one， enjoy and get a sense of space in your mind。 。。。more
Lauren
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Wow！ This book opened my eyes to the many invisible habits I have developed around tech -- and most of them are not that healthy。 But I never felt judged or like I was facing some insurmountable challenge。 Throughout the book， Jay is like an encouraging partner， gently giving me tools I could try to ease my tech guilt and develop healthier habits。I found myself nodding along with Jay's personal anecdotes as he described his own relationship with technology， and how it had changed over time。 I fe Wow！ This book opened my eyes to the many invisible habits I have developed around tech -- and most of them are not that healthy。 But I never felt judged or like I was facing some insurmountable challenge。 Throughout the book， Jay is like an encouraging partner， gently giving me tools I could try to ease my tech guilt and develop healthier habits。I found myself nodding along with Jay's personal anecdotes as he described his own relationship with technology， and how it had changed over time。 I felt so seen！ A lot of his struggles are things I've struggled with too， like that feeling of emptiness after a TV binge session （even when you think it will relax you！）， or wanting to check email notifications just one more time before bed and getting sucked in。The concrete strategies at the end of each chapter were so， so helpful。 Each one approached a different aspect of tech， and gave me insight and awareness into how I interact with it， followed by suggestions for improving my tech habits。This is going to the top of my "Gift List" for lots of loved ones next year！ 。。。more
Krista Howarth
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This book helped me see some of my bad habits with tech， but also helped me feel less guilty about playing video games with my kid， since it advocates for a balanced relationship with screens。 As a parent of a young kid， it can get really daunting to get yet more advice on what we should or shouldn't do， but the mindfulness angle helped me feel more empowered to make good choices around screens for myself and my son。 Also， it was fun to read bc of all the personal anecdotes， which helped it feel This book helped me see some of my bad habits with tech， but also helped me feel less guilty about playing video games with my kid， since it advocates for a balanced relationship with screens。 As a parent of a young kid， it can get really daunting to get yet more advice on what we should or shouldn't do， but the mindfulness angle helped me feel more empowered to make good choices around screens for myself and my son。 Also， it was fun to read bc of all the personal anecdotes， which helped it feel more relatable。 。。。more
Aadila
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