{"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":"\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"drawer-panel first-panel\" id=\"drawer-book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-description-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"drawer-copy\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"drawer-copy-text\" id=\"book-description-copy\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"copy-height\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn this revelatory manifesto, anti-tech activist August Lamm gives you the courage and confidence to ditch your smartphone once and for all.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"copy-height\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"copy-height\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen I owned a smartphone, my life was bad. I knew this. What I did not know was that I had a choice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Don’t Need a Smartphone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Don’t Need a Smartphone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is as urgent and radical as its title, and a new blueprint for a fulfilling life in the Information Age.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"copy-height\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e224 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eOct 6, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 5.5\" x 7.125\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68498618843442,"sku":null,"price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/0911\/files\/Untitled_Design_-_2026-11-06T120944.785.png?v=1793988600","url":"https:\/\/freshieandzero.com\/products\/you-dont-need-a-smartphone-a-practical-guide-to-downgrading-your-phone-and-upgrading-your-life","provider":"Freshie \u0026 Zero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}