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Winner of the Marshall McLuhan Outstanding Book Award
People’s New Book Worth Reading
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“I’m won over to a day with people, not screens….I tried Shlain’s idea. I highly recommend it.” —The New York Times
“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
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.
Do 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.
Shlain 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.
“Bolstered 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.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Gallery Books; Reprint edition (Oct. 20 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 1982116870
ISBN-13 : 978-1982116873
Item weight : 204 g
Dimensions : 13.97 x 1.78 x 21.27 cm
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C. Reynolds –
Disconnecting to Connect – A great idea in theory and in practice.
Tiffany does a great job of sharing how disconnecting one day a week has benefits all backed up by science. When taking the advice to the task I found I enjoyed many of the benefits she discussed. Even finding out I like my teenager daughters again when we share a space without distractions. The concept is one that everyone can make work for their own situations. Reading about the benefits others got from the practice was insightful and I’ll be trying my hands at baking some homemade challah bread. There are helpful tips on how to get support for the practice from those around you, even the partner who doesn’t jump on board right away.
Amazon Customer –
eye opening!!!!
could not put this book down!!!! loved it so much! ive recommend to alllllll my friends! so important for those of us with young children who are addicted to our phones! thank you for opening my eyes! ♥️
L Rollie –
Hope this gets a wide readership!
Compelling and timely. Could probably have been condensed somewhat. I got bogged down in explanations long after I was completely convinced of it’s importance.
Isabelle –
Good gift
Bought for a friend, she said she loved it!
Peter L. –
This is a book about the Jewish Sabbath
Disappointed… I was hoping for some useful info on unplugging, instead I get a sales pitch for becoming Jewish and observing the sabbath. Bait and switch with a fancy cover… do not recommend.
El Book Cafe –
Wonderful Book for Anyone Looking for a Balanced Life!
When I first saw the book title 24/6, The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week, it sounded like a book written by someone who lives in exile and works as a farmer in a land located three hours away from the closest city. Yet, the reviews that I read about the book in goodreads and Indigo website convinced me to buy the book and great that I bought and read the book as it is one of the best self-improvement books I have read in at least the last ten years.I am a technology person, both my eduaton and my job are deeply related to the latest technology, at the same time, I am a bookish girl who likes to turn off her phone and go for a walk or listen to audiobooks on the radio. Six years ago when I moved to a new place, it took me almost ten days to get the internet working. Those nights when I came home after grad school, with no internet to watch anything or browse different websites, I felt deeply relaxed. I was able to work on writing some pieces that were unfinished for months and could sleep better. Despite all this, and since I am a fan of balanced life, when I read the title of the book I was worried that it would be an exaggeration of how bad technology is and lets do 24/6 then 24/5 and then maybe 24/1! Why? Because this is how many advocates against technology have been writing about.But as soon as I started reading the 24/6 book, I realized this book is far beyond what I expected. Not only it is not against technology but it is about how to use technology for a balanced and healthy life. The book language is simple and effective, I felt a friend is talking to me over a few cups of tea.I believe we needed the Book 24/6, The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week, and Tiffany Shlain, the author, has made a great piece that can be used as a source by different age groups.
Nicole pereversoff –
How do we break out of this technology addiction? Highly recommend this book.
What books keep coming back to you after you’ve finished reading them? For me, it’s 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week by Tiffany Shlain. In this book, Tiffany, who is an American filmmaker, author and speaker, weaves research and history into her own personal stories about the power of unplugging one day a week – what she refers to as Technology Shabbat. For the last decade, her family has turned off their screens for 24 hours and have found that it has completely changed their lives – for the better. For me, this book was a good dose of reality. It came at the right time when I felt overwhelmed by the demands of everyday life. We are living in an “always on” culture where we wear our “busyness” as a badge of honour. “Because can do anything anytime, we feel we need to do everything all the time.” What would it feel like if we all just powered down for a day? Would we be more productive? Would we be able to live more mindfully? More time to explore our passions? Form stronger connections? So, how do we break out of this technology addiction? What seems like an impossible task, Tiffany helps to break it down – and more resources are found on her website: 24sixlife.com . She says, “Living 24/6 brings back balance, resets your focus, and gives you the space to think about how you want to live your life.” 5 stars. Definitely recommend!
Luke –
Damaged
Product arrived dirty and damaged. Haven’t even taken it out of the box yet.
GenerationGap415 –
24/6 is not just a book, it’s an empowering guide to living better.Life is so frenetic I often feel like there’s no time to slow down, no chance to escape all the noise coming from our screens that scream nonstop for our attention—the apps, the texts, the posts, the emails, the alerts. It’s overwhelming. And then I read this book (in print form) that tells me it doesn’t have to be like that. Reading it was like taking a long, deep breath, something I don’t do nearly often enough.The author, Tiffany Shlain, explains not only why it’s important to slow down but also how to do so. She knows what she’s talking about. She and her family have been turning off their screens 1 day a week for the past 10 years, what they call a Technology Shabbat (day of rest), when they spend time with each other or on their own without any screens. Even her high schooler and middle schooler participate—and apparently love it!Shlain goes through the history, science, philosophy and value of a day of rest and reveals the addictive nature of the screens that dominate so much of our lives. She even addresses how to deal with FOMO (fear of missing out) that a lot of us feel (I know I do) when trying to imagine a day without our phones!But she’s not preachy. She’s not even anti-technology. She founded the Webby Awards and has made many short films (which are also really good!) demonstrating the wonder of technology and its intersection with humanity. Her writing style (like her films) is convincing and accessible—even when describing what happens to our brains and our bodies when we take a day of rest. And, she’s very funny.The book includes a step-by-step guide for not only taking but actually enjoying a day without screens. And, she demonstrates the benefits of unplugging, which include strengthening our thinking, creativity and connections with friends and family, nature and ourselves.24/6 is brilliant in its wisdom and simplicity. It would be a really good holiday gift for anyone you love who you think spend too much time on their phones. This book is like an antidote to the assault of technology in our lives, a way to put us back in control. I’m so glad I slowed down enough to read it.
Jennifer Steinman –
I loved this book so much for so many reasons! It’s insightful, personal, helpful, practical, well written and completely entertaining to read. It’s loaded with SOLUTIONS, real ideas and activities that you can actually implement and practice, and super-interesting science-based information about the human brain and behavior. But most of all it addresses head on one of the most current and pressing issues of our modern world — the decline in human connection as screens have increasingly impacted simple human behaviors like in-person conversations and eye contact. For me reading this was not just theoretical, it was personal – my family has been impacted directly and I didn’t even realize how hungry we all were for a BREAK FROM OUR SCREENS until we read this book!! I read my husband a few chapters, and then the following week we went on a trip and he left his phone in our hotel room for 3 days while we were on vacation – it was a complete GAME CHANGER!!! OMG, we talked, we laughed, we didn’t google anything in between sentences… we just experienced life together and had an amazing, bonding family trip. Don’t get me wrong – we love our technology and would never get rid of it completely. But this book has really helped us see the power in just taking a break from it on a regular basis. We haven’t been able to successfully have a tech shabbat every week yet, but we are working our way up to it! 🙂
D.M. Georges –
I really enjoyed this, the author is also the reader so there is passion in her points. Currently brain storming how our family is going to implement her strategies and cut the cord 1x per week.
Women’s Coach & Founder of Free WELL, Dina –
Exceptional book. It’s practical, beautifully written with warm, lively stories that bring the practices to life (and help you see how one can actually achieve this ritual even with a family), and it’s full of research. She’s thought of everything for you – the why, your hesitations and challenges, how to do it, reflect, and more. I have a young family, 3 kids under 5 and while we don’t have them with any screens except for the occasional movie as a family I can already see them getting addicted to just the sound of my phone when it receives a text message. My daughter wants me to check it more than I want to check my own phone! It’s sad and scary. I want to make sure we can set them up for success given we know that more and more technology is only going to be a part of the future. I appreciate the author’s candidness and non-judgment. She does NOT hate technology, very much the contrary — she simply has experienced the benefits of setting healthy boundaries for her and her family and she’s sharing that beautiful gift with the world.Read this. Give it a try. Start this beautiful ritual of bringing more to you and your family’s time together (it’s not about taking away) – you won’t regret it!
Mary Lou Schmidt –
It is OK.