Book Byte #167 "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt

How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

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📣 Curious Quote from the Author

“My central claim in this book is that these two trends—overprotection in the real world and underprotection in the virtual world—are the major reasons why children born after 1995 became the anxious generation.”

“People don’t get depressed when they face threats collectively; they get depressed when they feel isolated, lonely, or useless.”

“While the reward-seeking parts of the brain mature earlier, the frontal cortex—essential for self-control, delay of gratification, and resistance to temptation—is not up to full capacity until the mid-20s, and preteens are at a particularly vulnerable point in development.”

📚 Cognition of the Book’s Big Idea

The main cause of the sharp rise in mental health issues that Generation Z is experiencing is the broad use of smartphones. This is because smartphones have undermined the traditional play-based childhood and denied youth the necessary experiences that promote growth in a healthy way. Parents and other adults who care for children can support the healthy development of young people in the digital era by restricting screen time, maximizing unstructured play opportunities, and encouraging independence in the real world.

🛠️Fixing the Tech Industry

The rise of Cell Phones within our Generation would probably be consider an Apex event in the history of the USA.

The iPhone was the biggest technological event, akin to the creation of the computer and the Internet

It’s crazy to think that the career we chose has dealt solely with these devices that almost everyone in the world has in their pocket

🤝Collaborate with others with this Social Media Prompt:

What would life look like if we didn;t have cell phones in 2024?

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