Friends:
Today’s newsletter is a quick reminder that Monday is the official start of the February phone breakup challenge—your chance to go through the 30-day phone breakup plan in How to Break Up With Your Phone with other people.
As a reminder, “breaking up” with your phone doesn’t mean dumping it completely (unless you want to!). It means creating better boundaries with your smartphone and a relationship with technology that feels healthy. I don’t know about all of you, but given the chaos of the world right now, this is something I personally really need to work on, too.
The challenge will officially begin on Monday, February 3rd and will culminate in an invitation to join the “How to Feel Alive” community in participating in the Global Day of Unplugging, which is March 7-8. The goal is to end the challenge with a new relationship with your phone that feels good.
How do I participate?
First, get a copy of the revised edition of How to Break Up With Your Phone, which will be officially released next Tuesday, Feb 4th— it contains the 30-day plan that we will be following. (You can pre-order the print and audiobook now; the ebook will be released on February 4th.)
Next, choose your subscription level:
All subscribers (paid and free) will receive a substack newsletter from me each Monday featuring high-level advice and suggestions based on that week of the book’s 30-day plan.
Paid subscribers will have access to a private “phone breakup support group chat” on Substack where they can interact with each other (and me!), provide accountability, ask questions, and share experiences, resources and advice.
Invite People to Join You
Lastly, I recommend recruiting a few friends or family members to join you (phone breakups are always more fun and more effective with other people). Simply share this newsletter and tell them to subscribe and order a copy of the book.
I’m in! How do I join the chat?
I just posted our first pre-game prompt, with instructions for what to do before we officially begin on Monday. You can hop in any time (and I’ll be back myself next week!):
NOTE: Substack’s Chat is separate from the comments section below each post. It is a different space where we can post about our experiences, share resources, ask each other questions, and give each other support. It is exclusively for paying “How to Feel Alive” members.
More questions? Check out the FAQ.
For more instructions on how to use Substack’s chat feature—and for general questions about the challenge—please check out my FAQ post, which has detailed instructions for how to participate via both desktop (recommended, given our goal!) or the mobile app.
Thanks in advance for your patience as I figure this all out—this is an experiment for me, too!
To scrolling less and living more—and creating better boundaries with our phones together.
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