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    Get Off Your iPhone Now!: Fascinating Trivia, Amazing Facts, and Fun Activities to Free You From Your Screen
    Get Off Your iPhone Now!: Fascinating Trivia, Amazing Facts, and Fun Activities to Free You From Your Screen
    Get Off Your iPhone Now!: Fascinating Trivia, Amazing Facts, and Fun Activities to Free You From Your Screen
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    Get Off Your iPhone Now!: Fascinating Trivia, Amazing Facts, and Fun Activities to Free You From Your Screen

    By Kate Freeman

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    Learn some cool alternatives for escaping the screen!

    There’s more to life than looking at your smartphone. Beyond that tiny screen there’s a whole world of fun, cool, and weird things you could be doing instead!
    This book presents the alternative to sitting and Googling . . . actually reading a book! Here’s a list of suggestions of things that you could be doing instead of being on your phone:
    • Learning the names of the Hawaiian islands
    • Perfecting the tree pose
    • Growing crystals
    • Mastering the chopsticks
    • Memorizing all the US presidents
    • Perfecting your poker face
    • Creating your own language
    • And endless other options!
    Whether you want to fill five minutes or an entire afternoon, this handy book is bursting with fascinating trivia, amazing facts, and suggestions to free you from your iPhone screen—from the useful to the fun to the downright bizarre. Become the most interesting person you know: put down your phone, pick up a book—this book—and learn something new!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRacehorse
    Release dateMay 21, 2019
    ISBN9781631583698
    Get Off Your iPhone Now!: Fascinating Trivia, Amazing Facts, and Fun Activities to Free You From Your Screen
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    Kate Freeman

    Kate Freeman understands the ups and downs of parenthood, having two children of her own. When she’s not writing she enjoys painting and photography. She lives in Lincolnshire with her family.

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      Get Off Your iPhone Now! - Kate Freeman

      INTRODUCTION

      We’re all guilty of reaching for our phones many more times a day than is necessary—whether it's to settle a debate with a search engine, browse social media, or simply peruse its contents out of boredom. In moderation, this is fine, but too much screen time is not healthy.

      So why not set yourself the challenge to use your phone less? You could leave it in another room when you go to bed, so you’re not tempted to reach for it as soon as you wake up. Or switch it off when you’re engaging in other activities or spending time with friends. You might also find that something as simple as tweaking the settings to offer fewer notifications has you reaching for your device less often.

      To help you along the way, this book is here as your handy guide. Animate your interest and stimulate your senses with the host of trivia, activities, experiments, projects, and practical tips in the following pages. Rest those screen-weary eyes and learn something new instead!

      NATURE

      Whether you’ve always wanted to teach a parrot to talk, outrun a crocodile, or watch a meteor shower, now is the time to get back to nature.

      ATTRACT BUTTERFLIES TO YOUR GARDEN

      Butterflies are in decline, so encourage them into your outdoor space. The best way to do this is to present them with flowers in your borders or in pots and hanging baskets. Adult butterflies in general are partial to reds, yellows, oranges, pinks, and purples, so gear your garden towards their floral color preferences. Flowers with tubes are also a plus as they often have the best sources of nectar. Try to stagger the bloom cycles in your garden to attract the winged wonders all year round.

      FIGURE OUT WHEN THE SUN IS GOING TO SET

      In case you find yourself in a sticky situation out in nature without a watch or phone, you might find this skill useful. First, find a high vantage point where you can see both the sun and the horizon. Avoiding looking at the sun directly, hold your hand up in front of you, palm facing towards you and with your fingers together, and count how many times your hand fits between the sun and the horizon. Use your fingers as fractions if it’s not an even number of hands. One hand equals an hour and one finger 15 minutes before sunset.

      TEACH A PARROT TO TALK

      The top three mimics of the bird world are the African gray parrot, Amazon parrots, and the oft-overlooked budgie. When trying to master the art of bird chat, be patient—repetition is the name of the game and your feathered friend’s responses will grow clearer with practice. Set up camp in a quiet room with low lighting, free from distractions, and repeat a word over and over. Alternatively, record your chosen word and play it on a loop. Each bird is different: some will mimic better than others and it’s thought that they are more responsive to higher-pitched voices.

      BUILD A BIRD FEEDER

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