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Hello and welcome back to Control or Delete. I'm so excited today to share this episode with you.

It's an interview with me this time. It's all about my new book, Disconnected, which is out

today, which is January the 13th, 2022, so it's out on bookshop shelves and available online

as from today. And to celebrate, I wanted to share this episode with you. I did an in-person

event at Bookbar in London, which is a brilliant independent bookstore that I really recommend

you visiting if you're ever in the area. And I was interviewed by the founder of the Bookstore

Chrissy Ryan. It felt amazing to be back in person with people again after living on Zoom

for so long. And we discussed so many themes in the book. It was a really great conversation. We

spoke about how to unplug without going cold turkey, why I don't believe in guilt trips around tech

or intense digital detoxes. And why I think there's a better way to create a healthy distance

with our phones. We discuss our internet selves, how to stay true to who we really are online,

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