Episode · The Jordan Harbinger Show · 2024-05-18
Jordan Harbinger & Jonathan Haidt: books mentioned on The Jordan Harbinger Show
The Biggest Problem For Men's Mental Health in Modern Society | Jonathan Haidt
Jonathan Haidt discussed The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt and American girls by Nancy Jo Sales.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt is a prominent non-fiction book that explores the profound psychological impacts of smartphones and social media on youth mental health.
Discussed“Uh and uh you know, I think what I'm arguing in the book, in The Anxious Generation, um is that now we know. We didn't know in 2012 when we were letting our kids have it, but now we know.”
Where to get it
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American girls
American girls by Nancy Jo Sales is a gripping and unsettling investigation into modern girlhood and how digital technology and social media have reshaped the developmental landscape for young people.
Discussed“Oh, although girls are much more subject to sextortion than boys because there's a book American Girls and I've heard this a number of times, boys will pressure girls for a for a photo of their breasts or their genitals or something like that.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I would guess it was probably about The Coddling of the American Mind. I don't know if I'm not even sure what year it was, yeah.”
Plugged The Anxious Generation
“I think what I'm arguing in the book, 'The Anxious Generation', is that now we know; we didn't know in 2012 when we were letting our kids, but now we know we've overprotected our kids in the real world, and we've under-rot them online, and we have to reverse both of those mistakes.”
Plugged The Anxious Generation
“So first let me say parents should go to anxiousgeneration.com. It's a beautiful new website that that is amazing company built for me and we have all kind and then click on take action. We have all kinds of suggestions for parents for teachers.”