About this episode
What if growing up with smartphones isn't as harmless as we've assumed? In today's episode, let's delve into the book "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt, which explores how the development of smartphones and social media has reshaped childhood and mental health of today's generation!
Key takeaways
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Four harms: social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction.
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Free play and real-world risk build resilience that screens cannot.
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Collective norms, not individual willpower, are how this changes.
Try this tonight
Keep your phone out of your bedroom for one week. Track your sleep and mood.
Journal prompt
“What did I do for fun before I had a phone, and when did I last do it?”
Write about it