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Hung Up: Why You Should Put the Phone Down
We all do it. We toggle from text, to email, to Facebook, and back to text, all while working, helping a child with homework, or God forbid, driving. We can order clothes, pay bills, transfer funds, buy groceries, and pay a parking ticket in the time it takes to cook a bag of microwaved popcorn. These errands would have taken the better of a day’s time not ten years ago. Where has it gotten us? Do we feel more accomplished? More productive? At peace with a mile-long to-do list we are able to check, check, check as we click, click, click? Research says, “No”, and we should be alarmed. Hung Up Why You Should Put the Phone Down (and Other Life Advice) takes a fresh look at how smartphone addiction is affecting our children and us with candid and personal narrative intended to inspire change. The book is short (most can read in an hour) and includes a step-by-step guide for how we can better manage our phone habits. If you’ve ever felt like you were being pecked to death by the ping of your phone, this book is for you.
142 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 7, 2019
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November 22, 2019
Haley did a fabulous job discussing the importance of detaching ourselves away from our cell phones. She integrated research, personal anecdotes, and practical advice to assist us in breaking our phone addictions. Haley used her wit and spunky personality to make this book a fun read. I think this book is excellent for anyone employing cell phones in their daily lives. I highly recommend this book because it provides practical take a ways that can be used immediately.
Dr. James Arthur Williams
www.unmaskytp.com
Dr. James Arthur Williams
www.unmaskytp.com
September 7, 2019
Be Smarter Than Your Smart Phone.
Another great book with an all over positive optimistic spirit. “Hung Up: Why You Should Put the Phone Down (and Other Life Advice)” by Haley Evans is not an anti-technology book but rather one that calls for the smart use of smart phones in particular (and technology in general) to regain control over our lives and fulfill our potential.
The main messages of the book are basic and straight forward: “It is time to evaluate how we communicate, or don’t communicate, with one another. When is a text more appropriate than a call, a call more appropriate than a text, or an email more appropriate than both? It is long overdue we develop a set of universal etiquette rules that act as guiding principles for how and when we text and set the expectations for how and when we should respond.” (pp. 9-10).
Haley expresses her concerns towards the “Like” frenzy in social media: “My ultimate hope is that my children, and yours, know if they do something good it shouldn’t matter if anyone else knows or “likes” it. They should crawl into bed with a sense of self-satisfaction for a job well done. I worry, though, in this era of social media where people post about—well, almost everything—our children are going to grow up Praise Junkies, expecting a pat on the back for getting out of bed, walking around upright, and making it through another day.” (p. 59).
However, Haley never advocates harsh control measures when it comes to children: “My son is thirteen years old. He’s going to make mistakes, and I don’t have the wherewithal to always protect him from himself. My job is to make sure the mistakes he makes are manageable and not ones that could alter his, or someone else’s, life forever. So, until I feel it is absolutely necessary, I’m not giving in to social media. At least, not yet.” (pp. 68-69).
In fact, Haley goes as far as advising parents to allow their children to fall down the way to maturity: “When it comes to our children, it is imperative we recognize their developmental limitations and give them the right tools to navigate the host of information at their fingertips. If we don’t allow them to fall, they will never learn how to get back up. If they don’t learn how to get back up, their face will be in the dirt. And, if their face is in the dirt, they will miss out on the life that is going on all around them.” (pp. 70-71).
Haley ends her book with “The Big Hang-Up 12 Question Quiz” followed by a step by step guide to “The Big Hang-Up 7 Day Challenge” packed with concise practical advice leading to one ultimate objective:
“You’re the boss. Really, you are. Of your life, of your world, of your happiness, of your mood, and of your Godforsaken phone. You have the power to turn it off, to put it away, or to ignore the ornery chickens pecking you to death. You have the power and authority (granted not by me, but by the universe) to determine when, how, and why you use your phone. (P.96)
Recommended to anyone struggling to liberate themselves and their loved ones from the shackles of smartphones and start using them for what they are intended for: communicate!
Nizar Nakfoor
Another great book with an all over positive optimistic spirit. “Hung Up: Why You Should Put the Phone Down (and Other Life Advice)” by Haley Evans is not an anti-technology book but rather one that calls for the smart use of smart phones in particular (and technology in general) to regain control over our lives and fulfill our potential.
The main messages of the book are basic and straight forward: “It is time to evaluate how we communicate, or don’t communicate, with one another. When is a text more appropriate than a call, a call more appropriate than a text, or an email more appropriate than both? It is long overdue we develop a set of universal etiquette rules that act as guiding principles for how and when we text and set the expectations for how and when we should respond.” (pp. 9-10).
Haley expresses her concerns towards the “Like” frenzy in social media: “My ultimate hope is that my children, and yours, know if they do something good it shouldn’t matter if anyone else knows or “likes” it. They should crawl into bed with a sense of self-satisfaction for a job well done. I worry, though, in this era of social media where people post about—well, almost everything—our children are going to grow up Praise Junkies, expecting a pat on the back for getting out of bed, walking around upright, and making it through another day.” (p. 59).
However, Haley never advocates harsh control measures when it comes to children: “My son is thirteen years old. He’s going to make mistakes, and I don’t have the wherewithal to always protect him from himself. My job is to make sure the mistakes he makes are manageable and not ones that could alter his, or someone else’s, life forever. So, until I feel it is absolutely necessary, I’m not giving in to social media. At least, not yet.” (pp. 68-69).
In fact, Haley goes as far as advising parents to allow their children to fall down the way to maturity: “When it comes to our children, it is imperative we recognize their developmental limitations and give them the right tools to navigate the host of information at their fingertips. If we don’t allow them to fall, they will never learn how to get back up. If they don’t learn how to get back up, their face will be in the dirt. And, if their face is in the dirt, they will miss out on the life that is going on all around them.” (pp. 70-71).
Haley ends her book with “The Big Hang-Up 12 Question Quiz” followed by a step by step guide to “The Big Hang-Up 7 Day Challenge” packed with concise practical advice leading to one ultimate objective:
“You’re the boss. Really, you are. Of your life, of your world, of your happiness, of your mood, and of your Godforsaken phone. You have the power to turn it off, to put it away, or to ignore the ornery chickens pecking you to death. You have the power and authority (granted not by me, but by the universe) to determine when, how, and why you use your phone. (P.96)
Recommended to anyone struggling to liberate themselves and their loved ones from the shackles of smartphones and start using them for what they are intended for: communicate!
Nizar Nakfoor
June 27, 2019
Smartphones! 📲 Are you addicted? Do you pick up your phone first thing when you wake up? Do you reach for your phone even when it hasn’t made a noise, just to check? Do you have it out at dinner or tell a friend to hold on because you got a text? Or do you try to make your time more intentional when you are on your phone and aware of your screen time? 🗣 .
Hung Up took me an hour to read and have been thinking about it all week. I have asked my coworkers and friends about their phones. How often are you on them? Do you realize how many text messages you send and receive a day? Is your brain constantly distracted because it’s on overload? What is the age a child should get a phone? Or should they at all? This book is great to make you aware of how addicted we are to our phones and realizing that we can make it for 5 minutes without them and life will be just fine. .
This would be a good one for anyone to read but especially those that have grown up with phones their whole life. In my office we have young interns that are here for ten months at a time. I had to make a rule that they cannot bring their phones in to the office. They can take a break and go check their phones in their cars but when you pay someone hourly and can’t get them off their phones something got to give! 🤳 .
I love Instagram! Obviously! But there are days when I have to tell myself, put the phone down and go walk or pick up a book or clean the house (this one never happens, and I just laugh and pick up my phone 😂). Thanks Haley for sharing this book with me and congrats on this release! .
Hung Up took me an hour to read and have been thinking about it all week. I have asked my coworkers and friends about their phones. How often are you on them? Do you realize how many text messages you send and receive a day? Is your brain constantly distracted because it’s on overload? What is the age a child should get a phone? Or should they at all? This book is great to make you aware of how addicted we are to our phones and realizing that we can make it for 5 minutes without them and life will be just fine. .
This would be a good one for anyone to read but especially those that have grown up with phones their whole life. In my office we have young interns that are here for ten months at a time. I had to make a rule that they cannot bring their phones in to the office. They can take a break and go check their phones in their cars but when you pay someone hourly and can’t get them off their phones something got to give! 🤳 .
I love Instagram! Obviously! But there are days when I have to tell myself, put the phone down and go walk or pick up a book or clean the house (this one never happens, and I just laugh and pick up my phone 😂). Thanks Haley for sharing this book with me and congrats on this release! .
February 19, 2019
Must read!!!
Every parent needs to read this! I personally know Haley, she's a beautiful soul. I know this book and research came from her heart. She has said what all the rest of us are to afraid to admit. We have to do better as a society. Put our phones down and connect with those that mean the most to us. We can't expect our children and upcoming generations to do better if we can't do the hard work ourselves.
Every parent needs to read this! I personally know Haley, she's a beautiful soul. I know this book and research came from her heart. She has said what all the rest of us are to afraid to admit. We have to do better as a society. Put our phones down and connect with those that mean the most to us. We can't expect our children and upcoming generations to do better if we can't do the hard work ourselves.
April 21, 2020
This book has made me think and rethink how technology has changed my life for the better but anything good can also grow to be excessive. I believe the information shared is important to the future of mental and physical health as well.
As a senior citizen, I am going to take her advice on preserving my memory and especially "Short term."
I am looking forward to our book discussion on May 3, 2020.
As a senior citizen, I am going to take her advice on preserving my memory and especially "Short term."
I am looking forward to our book discussion on May 3, 2020.
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