Unplugged Hours

Unplugged Hours is Hannah Brencher's account of stepping away from her screens. The book begins with the claim that people interact with their phones more than 2,000 times a day, and asks what might be gained by putting them down. Troubled by growing anxiety and guided by her faith, Brencher set herself a challenge: to log 1,000 hours free of digital devices over the course of a year.

The book gathers what she learned along the way. She does not argue for giving up technology altogether. Instead she encourages small changes that are realistic to keep, presented as a series of meditations. The themes include why real connection with other people matters, how insecurity fuels digital addiction, learning to be alone, and noticing the quiet beauty in ordinary daily life.

It is written for readers who want to loosen their ties to their devices and live more fully in the present.