A brutally honest, irreverent guide to escaping digital addiction and reclaiming your life from screen-based entertainment.

When Richard Lowe unplugged his television and stored it in a closet, friends called it technological suicide. Ten years later, he had written over 50 books, built a successful business, and discovered that real life is more entertaining than anything on a screen.

This provocative book exposes how technology companies systematically capture human attention and convert it into profit, leaving users mentally exhausted, socially isolated, and creatively bankrupt. From smartphone addiction and social media echo chambers to binge-watching culture and digital spending traps, it reveals the psychological tricks keeping millions trapped in passive consumption.

Written with humor and irreverent honesty, the book challenges readers to stop being professional consumers of other people's experiences and start creating lives worth living. Covers smartphone addiction, social media echo chambers, binge-watching culture, TikTok and YouTube rabbit holes, digital dating, raising kids who remember they have bodies, and rebuilding face-to-face conversation skills.

The solution is not complex productivity systems or expensive programs. It is remembering that you have a choice about how you spend your time and attention.