The Algorithm is Not Your Friend: Reclaiming Focus in a World Built to Keep You Scrolling

The algorithm is polite. It doesn’t shout or shove. It smiles as it quietly rewires your choices, measures your every pause, and sells you back a version of yourself you never asked for.

The Algorithm is Not Your Friend by J.D. Veyne isn’t a call to smash your phone or abandon the digital world. It’s a guide to seeing clearly what’s really happening every time you scroll, click, and refresh.

Inside, you’ll discover:

– Why the feed feels like freedom but functions like a cage.

– How “discovery” became recommendation—and what that costs you.

– Why your attention is the most sacred currency you own.

– How to reclaim stillness, focus, and genuine human connection.

This book is not about conspiracy. It’s about clarity. Not fear, but freedom. It invites you to slow down, to question, to remember what it feels like to live beyond the feed—and to choose for yourself again.

For readers of Cal Newport, Ryan Holiday, and anyone tired of being optimized instead of understood, The Algorithm is Not Your Friend offers a sharp, honest, and liberating perspective on how to break the digital spell.