12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You

By: Tony Reinke

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

When the smartphone was introduced, many of us quickly adopted it into our lives - too quickly to stop and think about the future costs we were unboxing along with the device. Now blessed with this revolutionary piece of handheld technology, we try to wield it with wisdom, fending off anxieties about how our digital habits impact our spiritual health.

Drawing on the insights of numerous thinkers, published studies, and his own research, writer Tony Reinke identifies 12 potent ways our smartphones have changed our lives - for good and ill. Reinke calls us to cultivate healthy habits for smartphone use in the digital age, encouraging us to be grateful for technological advance, develop skills aimed at maximizing the blessing that we (and others) can receive through our phones, and grow in the wisdom we need to avoid the many pitfalls that exist with such a powerful tool.

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makes you think

With the rapid rise of technology this book will really help you understand the impact on your life and help you plan for the future.

Required reading for all Christians!

I loved this book!! More enlightening than convicting in discerning our own online habits & hearts. Every Christian should read this book. Technology changes all of us, but it doesn't have to be for the worse. As long as we alert ourselves to it's snags, we can learn to control it, not the other way around.

Christian Perspective on Technology

As a tech leader I am always interested in perspective on technology from the average technology consumer. I found this book was frustrating but worthwhile.

It was frustrating because the author would not stop talking about Jesus. I wanted more discussion about technology but all this dude can talk about is God. But, that's the point. The author tends more towards Huxley's Brave New World than Orwell's 1984. And as such makes the case that technology should serve creation.

I was glad I took a break from the stuff I was consuming and dwelled on the larger picture for a time with Me Reinke.

Making our phones truly enhance our lives

Appreciated authors thoughtful look at the impact of our smartphone use on our happiness. Helps see how to use and how not to use phones to reach our goals. Helped put the phone in its powerful useful dangerous place.

HIGHLY Applicable!

My Christian book club 'just' completed this book. Everyone agreed it was the most convincing and applicable book we've read all year! I strongly recommend this title to ALL parents.

Solid

A good biblical approach to living with technology. Though I don’t agree with every thing the author says, he is thoughtful and thorough.

very insightful

I would definitely recommend this book and I will probably listen to it at least a couple more times. Lots of insight on how technology influences us for the good and for the poor spiritually with a lot of good backup in Scripture. Provides much insight and good reflection of how the Bible does address everything including living in the digital age. Bible is timeless and applicable to all generations!

A great book!

This book had very relatable stories that led to important conclusions applicable to my life. Social media, and technology in general, has dimmed my eyes to the wonder of the present moment. I look back on the time before owning a phone, and admire the well-rounded person I was. Phones today have taken away many admiral qualities, so a daily struggle will be to fight against the bad habits I have accrued over the years. My prayer is that I remain steadfast in this struggle. In conclusion, great book, great narrator. 100% would recommend!!!

Very good but needs a sequel.

This is a very good book and takes you through a “theology of technology” and assesses how our phones and social media/online activities affect us. That said, it really needs a companion book that is a “how to” to apply what is discussed and addressed in this book. It is definitely worth a listen and is deeper (in a good way) then you may expect but if you are expecting a “how to” book this is not it. But the writer is great and the book is great so I would love to have a sequel or companion book on next steps or “how tos”.

wish I could share it with everyone

as part of the millennial generation I'm plagued by having everyone my age be submerged in phones. although that's not how I grew up in tried to conform to it. this book gave me comfort in ignoring the trend and going with God instead of the approval of masses :)