Reclaim your focus. Rediscover the joy of reading.
Join The Unplug helps burned-out professionals rebuild focus through reading. In a world designed to distract, the quiet act of turning a page is a rebellion that heals. Not anti-tech. Pro-intentionality. Your rules.
Start Here - Free GuideReading returns you to the right speed for thought. Pleasure first, then depth, then action.
Modern Stoicism for the attention economy
Modern Stoicism, updated for the algorithmic age
The Stoics taught agency over attention. Focus on what you control and release the rest. Today, feeds and notifications compete for your mind. Books train the opposite. Page by page, you choose what gets in and what gets your time.
We combine 2,500 years of wisdom with today’s neuroscience so you can design your attention. Calm grows from practice, not pressure.
What this looks like
- Ten-minute rituals that retrain focus
- Book choices that fit a brain that feels fried
- Gentle boundaries that make distraction inconvenient
- Pleasure-first reading that invites depth to follow
Your brain isn’t broken. It’s overstimulated by novelty.
Infinite scroll rewards rapid switching. That daily assault creates internet poisoning that makes books feel slow. The result is restlessness and scattered attention. The fix is not force. The fix is fit.
Start where you are. Match the book to your current state. Small wins compound into real focus.
“Reading rebuilds the circuits of attention, empathy, and memory that the scroll erodes.”
Reading as recovery. Reading as pleasure.
You rebuild attention with curiosity and consistency. Our free guide helps you pick a book that fits tonight. The Reading Restart System gives you a simple structure to keep going. Fifteen minutes a day is enough to feel the shift.
Where to begin
- Download the free guide and choose a well-matched book
- Set a ten-minute reading window you already have
- Place your phone in another room while you read
- Notice how good it feels when the page starts to hold
A practice, not a product
Join The Unplug is a movement of readers reclaiming attention in an always-on world. We pair ancient philosophy with practical tools so you can live at the right speed again. Your rules. Your pace. Begin today.
What changes
- Short sessions feel calm and doable
- Scrolling urges loosen their grip
- Books feel pleasurable again
- Ideas turn into action in daily life