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Goodnight Smartphone

By: Arianna Huffington
Narrated by: Arianna Huffington

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Exclusively written for Audible, available only in audio

Sleep is central to every part of our lives, and a good night's sleep begins by putting aside the day's worries. But in today's technology-saturated world, saying goodnight to the day is harder than ever. Allow author Arianna Huffington (Thrive, The Sleep Revolution) to guide you to a peaceful night's slumber as she performs Goodnight Smartphone: a classic tale reborn for the modern age, when the hardest thing to say goodnight to is not the moon but our phones, our email, our social media, our always-on digital selves.

During a visit to Audible to speak about the benefits of sleep, Arianna joked about what a wonderful book Goodnight Moon is and how other childhood classics help transition kids from daytime to sleep time. She posited why there weren't such books for adults. "Goodnight cares of the day, goodnight worries about tomorrow, goodnight laptop!" she exclaimed. Soon after, Goodnight Smartphone was born. Listen as Arianna borrows from the traditions of children's bedtime stories to create this modern age adaptation for adults, and learn more about her daily sleep regimen in her introduction. Exclusively written for Audible, available only in audio.

Inspired by children's bedtime classics, this audiobook is a playful and relaxing guide to help you transition from the worries of a stressful day to a good night's sleep, and you can hear it only on Audible.

©2016 Arianna Huffington (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
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Strange

Narration was really bad but I can see what they were going for with this book. It's free so you can't complain too much, and it might make you tired at night. It's a short poem so it's easy to re-listen. Just don't expect too much.

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What is the point of this?

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

I expected a sort of lecture about the effects on health of sleep disfunction.
Instead I have received a weird good-night story for listeners of undefined age (its neither for children, nor for adults - its just weird).

Has FREE: Goodnight Smartphone put you off other books in this genre?

Which genre was that, once again?

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I really don't get it

it's bizarre. Thank goodness it was free otherwise I would have been asking for a refund.
It is 90% talk about the author and the issues that we face in the modern world as we try and sleep, and then a tiny section on goodnight and that's it.
Weird.

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THIS TAKES THE BISCUIT

THIS LADY is NOT RIGHT IN HER HEAD, no wonder she has sleep problems, I do not have sleep problems and only downloaded this freebie because it was free. But if one needs help and listens to this for advise, God help them.

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Reminder

A very good reminder about our live... and sleep. Sleep well and healthy. Good job Arianna.

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ZZZZZZZZ :D

An excellent updated version for adults too. So important to establish a wind down routine.

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love it!

Sweet little reminder of what we need to let go to get a good night sleep. Sleep is important!

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I could listen to her voice forever

really smart upgrade on the goodnight poem. Love Ariana's voice it's just a shame it's only 7 minutes long

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Funny and free

I love the original book. This was a great adult reminder for me. Thanks audible :)

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