{"product_id":"the-content-diet-a-guide-to-consuming-less-and-better-online-9781538782255","title":"The Content Diet: A Guide to Consuming Less and Better Online","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author who coined the term \"sober curious\" and helped to change the way we drink, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Content Diet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e offers a new approach to internet and tech addiction--one that is rooted not in abstinence, but in more conscious content consumption. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Does for screen time what 'sober curious' did for drinking. A necessary conversation starter for our digital wellbeing.\" --Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD, psychiatrist and bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eReal Self Care\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They say \"you are what you eat\"--but what about the impact of what we consume with our eyes, ears, and minds every time we go online? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the question journalist Ruby Warrington asks in \u003ci\u003eThe Content Diet\u003c\/i\u003e, in which she outlines her framework for a healthier relationship to both our phones and the content we use them to consume. Instead of physical nutrients, imagine that your Content Diet is where you get your psychological nutrients--digital vitamins that feed your imagination, your awareness, your resilience, your self-esteem--or not. Much of what we consume online is packed full of \"content additives\" (think: like buttons, algorithms, and clickbait headlines) to make it as addicting as possible. At its most extreme, the brain rot and the rage-bait this helps propagate is poison, to individuals, and to society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When you start to think about your Content Diet in this way, a healthier path forward is quickly revealed. A message that is right on time. \"Brain-rot\" was named Oxford's Word of the Year 2024 and searches for \"how to delete Instagram\" are spiking. And yet, for most of us, the solution can't be total digital abstinence. We want to stay informed, connected, and inspired--without feeling enraged, empty, and overstimulated. \u003ci\u003eThe Content Diet \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a way to do exactly that: guiding you to completely reframe your relationship to what you consume online, without asking you to log off completely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For readers of \u003ci\u003eStolen Focus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Siren's Call\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Break Up with Your Phone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Content Diet \u003c\/i\u003eis intentionally structured over 157 micro-chapters to cater to modern attention spans. The result is an informative, practical, and accessible guide that will help end the loop of doomscrolling--as you become more intentional with your time, mental health, and overall well-being, both online and in real life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Balance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538782255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ruby Warrington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514303471797,"sku":"9781538782255","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781538782255.jpg?v=1791903502","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-content-diet-a-guide-to-consuming-less-and-better-online-9781538782255","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}