Detached
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Before you throw down this book, thinking “Here’s yet another guy telling me that my phone is bad and I need to stop using it,” RELAX! This is NOT that book. The issue isn’t technology itself. The issue is the attachment we have to technology. Former tech addict T.J. Burdick shows you how, in just 21 days, you can find a happier and holier life when you learn to control your phone, rather than letting it control you. This is not a 12-step program or a three-week detox in the woods with no WiFi. Detached is an easy-to-follow spiritual retreat, inviting you to read, reflect, and take actions to strengthen your personal and spiritual life, while decreasing the time you feel you “need” to spend on your phone. “Through timeless spiritual practices you’ll learn how to treat your phone prudently, as a tool and not an addictive slot machine.” – Brandon Vogt, Word on Fire Ministries Click here to register for the related webcast ABOUT THE AUTHOR T.J. Burdick is the author of several books and articles on the Catholic Faith. He writes and speaks on how to grow in holiness among the distractions and difficulties of the current age. He resides in Grand Rapids, MI, with his wife and four children.
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If you have a smartphone, you’ve felt the guilt. We’ve all experienced it. We use our phones too much, and we feel enslaved. But how can we fix it? We delete apps, we try to use our phones less, but inevitably we go back to our old ways. The problem is that we never address the root problem, which is ultimately spiritual. If we want to form a new, healthy relationship with technology, we need to sever our unhealthy attachments — including to our phones. That’s what T. J. Burdick helps us do in this fine book. Through timeless spiritual practices you’ll learn how to treat your phone prudently, as a tool and not an addictive slot machine. If you want to master your tech, and not the other way around, put down your device and read this book!
— Brandon Vogt, content director at Word on Fire Ministries
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How This Retreat Works
Over the course of the next three weeks, you will be asked to read, reflect, and occasionally take action. The first two days are the most labor-intensive, as they involve the necessary scheduling and purging components of the retreat. During each day, you will spend time reading a meditation and reflecting on how technology fits into God’s will for your life. Some days will take more time than others, but all have been designed to help you gradually strengthen your personal and spiritual life while decreasing the minutes you spend on your phone.
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