The Anxious Generation

About this book-as-podcast

Haidt argues that smartphones and social media replaced childhoods built on play, causing a mental health crisis in young people. He identifies four main harms: social deprivation, sleep loss, fractured attention, and addiction. The book sets out steps that governments, tech companies, schools, and parents can take.

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