4 Nonfiction Books To Master Your Focus and Take Control Of Social Media Addiction.

Social media has taken over our lives, everyone around us is glued to their screens. It has significantly decreased our attention spans and ability to focus on a single task for more than a few minutes. There is always some kind of notification popping up from our smartphones.

This constant distraction is making us less efficient and productive. It has also led to an increase in stress and anxiety, as people feel like they are always missing out on something important. You can cut down your social media addiction with these five books and regain focus.

1. Indistractable:

This book introduces a four-part framework to tackle distractions and four areas for focus.

- Master internal triggers - Make time for traction

- Hack back external triggers - Prevent distraction with pacts

It shows you how to take action in these areas.

It discusses the devastating impact that technology, our indispensable devices, and the desire to procrastinate have on our lives. We can become more productive while still having time for self-care if we optimize the way we work, balance our lives, and resist distractions.

2. Dopamine Nation: The book provides a fascinating look at how dopamine operates in the body and helps us understand how and why our minds are vulnerable to social media platforms. It provides practical solutions on how to achieve a healthy balance in our lives.

This book goes a layer deeper than all the other books I've read on social media addiction. You can overcome dopamine addiction by understanding how the pain-pleasure response works in the brain and identifying the fundamental reason for your urges.

3. Deep Work: Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. A skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce things that are rare and valuable. This book teaches you to practice the deep work routine.

Constantly checking your social media or emails, avoiding boredom rewire your brain and can permanently damage your brain’s ability to concentrate. The author encourages us to embrace boredom and discusses four methods to avoid practicing deep work and avoiding shallow work.

4. How To Break Up With Your Phone: It explains how the amount of time we spend on our smartphones impacts our brains, from our capacity to focus to our memory, and what we can do to have healthy long-term relationships with our devices.

The book is divided into two sections: The Breakup and The Wake-Up. The Wake-Up outlines why readers should end their relationship with their phones. The Breakup provides actionable advice and tried-and-true tactics for developing healthy relationships with technology.