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A review by vireogirl
The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Wow, super depressing on smart phones may be affecting the brain development of children. The ideas to fix it seem doable. I hope he's able to get a conversation started that makes a difference.
There is a surprisingly magical chapter in the middle of the book. It is called Spiritual Elevation and Degradation. "The phone-based life produces spiritual degradation...in all of us." He goes on to talk about collective effervescence and how being together lifts us to a different plane. It was inspiring, and I was surprised to see it between the depressing facts and the practical steps.
There is a surprisingly magical chapter in the middle of the book. It is called Spiritual Elevation and Degradation. "The phone-based life produces spiritual degradation...in all of us." He goes on to talk about collective effervescence and how being together lifts us to a different plane. It was inspiring, and I was surprised to see it between the depressing facts and the practical steps.
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic