I Can’t Put My Phone Down

Confessions, Comedy, and Practical Fixes for Our Digital Obsession

De: Max Scrollman

Narrado por: Michael Bridges

Do you check your phone before you even get out of bed? Scroll until your thumb aches? Feel phantom buzzes that aren’t even real?

You’re not broken—you’re just human in the age of glowing rectangles.

In I Can’t Put My Phone Down, Max Scrollman exposes the comedy and chaos of our digital obsession with brutal honesty and laugh-out-loud storytelling. From walking into lampposts mid-text to losing sleep over videos of squirrels building castles, Max doesn’t just confess—he gives you permission to laugh at your own scrolling disasters.

But this isn’t just stand-up comedy in book form. Woven between the jokes are real, practical strategies for reclaiming your time, attention, and peace of mind. No lectures. No guilt trips. Just small, doable fixes that actually work—because throwing your phone in a river isn’t realistic, but learning to live on your own terms is.

Inside you’ll discover:

• Why your brain treats notifications like slot machines, How to escape the endless scroll (without becoming a monk)
• The truth about phantom vibrations and “screen-time shame” reports
• Simple hacks for creating phone-free zones, better sleep, and real connection
• Why laughter might be the best productivity app you’ll ever download

If you’ve ever said “just five more minutes” and looked up two hours later, this book is for you. Equal parts comedy, confession, and crash course in digital self-defense, I Can’t Put My Phone Down will help you laugh at the madness—and finally take back control of your most valuable resource: your attention.

Put the phone down (just for a bit). Pick this up. Your future self will thank you.

©2025 Max Scrollman (P)2025 Max Scrollman

Unplugging with humor

I think I wouldn’t be able to remember how the world was before cellphones, but I do! And this audiobook helped me go back a little to those sweet times without guilt. I love how the author pours all his knowledge into this 21st-century obsession with tons of humor, truly living up to his last name, lol.

The content is great, each chapter recalls or points the finger at a single modern topic and the situations around smartphones that shouldn’t be happening but do. I’m grateful for books like this one, which aren’t condescending about our current situation as humanity and help us to unplug and reset again. My favorite chapter was the one about ghost vibrations; I didn’t know that happened to other people besides me, lol.

The narration is great too, with a funny English accent, so there isn’t a single reason not to buy and listen to it!