Reclaim Your Mind
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Product Details
Publisher: Still Ape Press
Release Date: February 25, 2025
Formats: Paperback, Ebook
ISBN: PB: 978-1-0690995-0-1; EB: 978-1-0690995-1-8
Trim: 5.25 x 8
Page Count: 206
Seven Strategies to Enjoy Tech Mindfully
Jay Vidyarthi
In our ever-connected world, inner peace isn’t about rejecting technology—it’s about having a better relationship with it. You need boundaries, but that doesn’t mean you should feel guilty every time you pull out your phone. Reclaim Your Mind offers a middle way: a balanced, mindful approach to everyday tech.
With relatable anecdotes and short, easy-to-follow exercises in every chapter, Reclaim Your Mind provides seven key strategies to help you use technology wisely. You’ll learn to develop awareness of your tech use, design your digital and physical environments to focus your attention, reject false urgency, and opt in to better tech that fosters authenticity and fun. Backed by scientific research and the author’s own experiences as a lifelong meditator and an influential designer of technologies for well-being, Reclaim Your Mind helps you rekindle a positive relationship with TV, social media, games, news, email, and even AI. With Jay Vidyarthi’s tools and insights, you’ll learn to stand up for your freedom of attention and relish the convenience, connection, and—yes—joy that technology can offer without getting stuck on apps designed to exploit you. You’ll improve your relationship with technology and ultimately, with yourself.
About the Author
Jay Vidyarthi is an accomplished designer, entrepreneur, and thought leader at the unique intersection of mindfulness and technology. As the founder of Still Ape, he’s been involved in over fifty technologies that have helped millions of people improve their well-being. His work and ideas have been featured by Harvard, MIT, TED, Forbes, CNN, Fast Company, and Vice. On days off, Jay can usually be found on a silent retreat, making music, or challenging his son to an epic video game battle.
Visit the author’s website at www.jayvidyarthi.com
Reviews
“Reclaim Your Mind is both a manifesto and a manual for how to navigate our relationship with our digital devices. Informed by a deep contemplative practice and a genuine appreciation for technology, Jay Vidyarthi weaves together a tapestry of wisdom that will benefit all of us in the modern world.” —Richard J. Davidson, New York Times bestselling author of The Emotional Life of Your Brain
“Jay has written a wise and compelling compendium supporting common sense and scientific reasoning in a time of emotionally charged and polarizing narratives. He’s talking about harnessing technology to prevent and mitigate harm. This book is about nothing less than recruiting contemplative contentment in the service of improving world happiness, broadly considered and at scale. Definitely a read for our time.”
—Shinzen Young, author of The Science of Enlightenment and creator of the Unified Mindfulness system
“If you need help protecting your attention in a world seemingly intent on stealing it, look no further: Jay is a trustworthy and empathetic guide whose new book is packed with practical, mindfulness-inspired advice. Reclaim Your Mind will come as a relief to anyone who’s feeling guilty and helpless about their screen time.” —Catherine Price, author of How to Break Up with Your Phone and The Power of Fun
“If you want to live a sovereign life, one in which you are in the driver’s seat rather than conditioned by technology, read this book. Jay is a tech insider and mindfulness expert intent on giving you back your freedom.” —Emma Seppala, PhD, Yale faculty; author of Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos
“Reclaim Your Mind is a wonderful book to help us develop a mindful relationship to digital devices, giving us practical insights to free us from the algorithms of craving. Highly recommend!” —Loch Kelly, MDiv, LCSW; creator of the Mindful Glimpses app; nondual mindfulness teacher; author; and psychotherapist
“A much-needed meditation on modernity.” —Vince Fakhoury Horn, cofounder of Buddhist Geeks and Interbeing, Inc.
“In an age of digital overwhelm, Reclaim Your Mind offers a refreshingly balanced perspective on the complex relationship we have with our devices. Drawing on his deep expertise as one of the world’s leading designers of mindful tech, Vidyarthi offers a wise and practical roadmap to navigating the digital landscape. His book is a must-read for anyone seeking more balance in our hyper-connected world.” —Cortland Dahl, PhD; author of A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism and creator of the Healthy Minds Program app
“Reclaim Your Mind is the antidote we need for the toxic relationship so many of us have with technology—a relationship that steals our attention and strains our connections with others. Jay Vidyarthi’s book is a refreshing reminder that we each have the power to take control of our minds and build healthy relationships with anything in life, even technology. With practical advice and relatable tools, this book empowers readers to cultivate habits that not only nourish their mind and body but also strengthen families, communities, and workplaces.” —Scott Snibbe, author of How to Train a Happy Mind, new media artist, computer scientist, and entrepreneur
“Jay Vidyarthi brilliantly combines his expertise in technology and mindfulness, offering lighthearted, practical strategies that are relatable and resonate deeply in our tech-saturated world. A must-read for anyone seeking to cultivate a healthier relationship with technology.” —David Vago, PhD; neuroscientist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School; president of the International Society for Contemplative Research; and Mind & Life Institute fellow
“A well-crafted and timely guide for navigating challenges of the digital age . . . By providing readers with small, realistic steps, [Vidyarthi] allows even the most tech-dependent person to create some breathing room in their life. A gentle, well-organized how-to guide to interacting with tech in a healthier way.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Authentic, relatable, and profoundly inspiring, Reclaim Your Mind is more than just a must-read—it’s a transformative guide to reclaiming control in our digital age. Packed with actionable insights, I am sharing it with my entire network!” —Amy Blankson, author of The Future of Happiness; cofounder of Digital Wellness Institute; and former member of the UN Global Happiness Council
“So important, so timely, so empowering, with tips that educate, enlighten, and empower us without shaming, scolding, or turning us into luddites.” —Dr. Christopher Willard, PsyD; lecturer in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of twenty books, including Growing Up Mindful and Alphabreaths
“Based on lived experience, discernment, and community, this book offers us a path to integrating technology and AI into our lives without becoming overly determined by its pull. Over years, I have seen Jay Vidyarthi tracking and mapping our collective transition to transhumanism and—surprisingly—he remains hopeful. He is now ready to help us manage the technology we depend on. Hope for a better world comes in many forms—grab it wherever you can!” —Michele Chaban, M/RSW, PhD; pioneer in applied mindfulness and palliative care, University of Toronto; and former clinical director, Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto)
“You may have rolled your eyes at tech optimists arguing that tech will solve all our problems. You may have scoffed at hippies telling you to get a dumbphone. Reclaim Your Mind is the first book to propose a middle way. Jay shows you how to enjoy tech while maintaining your sanity. I couldn’t stop sending quotes to my family and friends! Reclaim Your Mind is the first realistic and helpful theory and practice of tech wellbeing. It’ll bring joy to your life and unlock your potential.” —Toby Sola, founder of the Brightmind Meditation app