24/6: Giving Up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity, and Connection

nWinner of the Marshall McLuhan Outstanding Book Award n People's New Book Worth Reading n Real Simple's Great Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down n Entrepreneur's 12 Productivity and Time-Management Books to Read n I'm won over to a day with people, not screens....I tried Shlain's idea. I highly recommend it. --The New York Times n Tiffany Shlain is a modern-day prophet, brilliant and incredibly funny in equal measure...24/6 is timeless and timely wisdom. -- Angela Duckworth, #1 New York Times bestselling author n n This wise, wonderful work (Publishers Weekly starred review) demonstrates how turning off screens one day a week can work wonders on your brain, body, and soul. n nDo you wish you had more time to do what you love, think deeply, and focus on the people and things that matter most? By giving up screens one day a week for over a decade, Internet pioneer and renowned filmmaker Tiffany Shlain and her family have gained more time, productivity, connection, and presence. n nShlain takes us on a thought-provoking and entertaining journey through time and technology, introducing a strategy for flourishing in our 24/7 world. Drawn from the ancient ritual of Shabbat, living 24/6 can work for anyone from any background. With humor and wisdom, Shlain shares her story, offering the accessible lessons she has learned and providing a blueprint for how to do it yourself. n nBolstered with fascinating and germane facts about neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, and the history of the concept of a day of rest (Publishers Weekly), 24/6 makes the case for incorporating this weekly reset into our 24/7 lives, issuing a call to rebalance ourselves and our society.n