12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You
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Average rating4.3
Do you control your phone -- or does your phone control you? Within a few years of its unveiling, the smartphone had become part of us, fully integrated into the daily patterns of our lives. Never offline, always within reach, we now wield in our hands a magic wand of technological power we have only begun to grasp. But it raises new enigmas, too. Never more connected, we seem to be growing more distant. Never more efficient, we have never been more distracted. Drawing from the insights of numerous thinkers, published studies, and his own research, writer Tony Reinke identifies twelve potent ways our smartphones have changed us -- for good and bad. Reinke calls us to cultivate wise thinking and healthy habits in the digital age, encouraging us to maximize the many blessings, avoid the various pitfalls, and wisely wield the most powerful gadget of human connection ever unleashed. - Publisher.
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This book should be required reading for anyone who wants to live wisely in the 21st century. I've never read a book that's more relevant and relatable (the 34 pages of notes I took can attest to that)!
Each of the 12 chapters explained one way that we're being changed by our smartphones and social media culture. (We are addicted to distraction, we ignore our flesh and blood, we crave immediate approval, etc). The author's goal was for us to simply become more aware of our habits and their effects on us. And it definitely accomplished that with me! I have been forced to take a hard look at my technology use and reevaluate my boundaries in this area.
And wow did I need to do that!
As everything is constantly changing and updating, I know this is a topic that will need periodic revisiting, but this is a timely wake-up call for those of us “asleep at the wheel,” so to speak, letting our phones control us rather than controlling them. I am grateful that someone is calling Christians to live thoughtfully in this digital age.
Oh wow. Reading through this book brought about quite a bit of reflection and self-criticism, not always easy to swallow. My phone has become a crutch for me. An escape from boredom, awkward social situations, quiet, and even my own thoughts. Reinke challenges readers to think deeply about their relationship with their smart phones. He neither calls for complete condemnation nor acceptance but rather encourages stewarding your smart phones both thoughtfully and intentionally. The questions throughout were particularly helpful in examining my heart's desires when engaging with my phone such as wanting affirmation or feeding my people-pleasing tendencies. This is a must read for EVERY believer in this digital age!
