The Anxious Generation

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Quinta Brunson is reading The Anxious Generation and finds it worthwhile despite being a challenging book, praising how it directly addresses the impact of technology and social media on anxiety.

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THE ACCLAIMED #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER with over two million copies sold A must-read for all parents: the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. Named one of the best books of the year by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Time, The Economist, New York Post , and Town & Country One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of the Year Named finalist for the PEN Literary Awards “With tenacity and candor, Haidt lays out the consequences that have come with allowing kids to drift further into the virtual world . . . While also offering suggestions and solutions that could help protect a new generation of kids.”

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  Quinta Brunson👍 Recommends

  …discussing how each generation creates protective boundaries based on their experiences

  “There's a good book I'm reading. It's a tougher read, but I'm getting through it, called The Anxious Generation. Oh, yeah. And it speaks to that so well. It is speaking specifically to technology, social media.”

  IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson — IMO Live: Give Your Parents Grace with Quinta Brunsonat 33:40
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  Thomas Wilkinson💬 Mentioned

  …discussing how technology and social media contribute to dopamine addiction and mental health crisis

  “If you guys have read the book, the anxious generation and that, that I believe is like contributed to the majority of the mental health crisis is the addiction that we have to our devices, to our phones.”

  Digital Social Hour — Thomas Wilkinson of NeuroNova: The Dopamine Trap No One Warned You About | DSH #1808at 14:25
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  Read Montague💬 Mentioned

  …discussing jonathan haidt book on anxious generation and social media

  “I have to admit that when I look at the generation we're concerned about, I've just read this book, The Anxious Generation. Yeah, Jonathan was on this podcast. And I was on a MacArthur network, neuroscience and law with him for a while.”

  Huberman Lab — How Dopamine & Serotonin Shape Decisions, Motivation & Learning | Dr. Read Montagueat 53:35

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