How to Survive Social Media: Algorithms, Outrage, and Other Digital Addictions That Are Slowly Destroying Your Soul

You check your phone 96 times a day. Your Instagram feed gets more attention than your actual friends. Despite having all human knowledge in your pocket, you feel dumber and more anxious than ever. Welcome to the attention extraction economy, and you're the product being sold.This isn't another preachy digital detox book telling you to throw your phone in a river. It's a brutally honest, wickedly funny guide to understanding how social media hijacks your brain, and what to do about it.What you'll discover:Why your brain is evolutionarily helpless against algorithmic manipulation (and why that's not your fault)How comparison, outrage, and validation-seeking have been weaponized to capture your consciousnessWhy everyone else's life looks better than yours (spoiler: they're performing happiness for money)How to build genuine relationships instead of collecting digital connectionsPractical strategies for using technology without being used by itFrom dopamine addiction to digital wisdom, this book reveals:The neuroscience behind why "just one quick check" turns into three hours of scrollingHow to escape the comparison catastrophe destroying your self-esteemWhy the outrage economy farms your anger for profitHow to reclaim your attention span from platforms designed to fragment itThe art of being present in a world engineered to distract youYour attention is your life. It's time to take it back.Perfect for anyone who's noticed their brain feels different, relationships feel hollow, or life feels like it's happening through a screen. This isn't about becoming a digital hermit, it's about becoming conscious enough to use these tools without being destroyed by them.Stop performing your life and start living it. Read more