• The Coddling of the American Mind

• How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
• By: Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff
• Narrated by: Jonathan Haidt

The generation now coming of age has been taught three Great Untruths: their feelings are always right; they should avoid pain and discomfort; and they should look for faults in others and not themselves. These three Great Untruths are part of a larger philosophy that sees young people as fragile creatures who must be protected and supervised by adults. But despite the good intentions of the adults who impart them, the Great Untruths are harming kids by teaching them the opposite of ancient wisdom and the opposite of modern psychological findings on grit, growth, and antifragility.

The result has been rising rates of depression and anxiety, along with endless stories of universities torn apart by moral divisions and mutual accusations.

This is a book about how we got here. First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt take us on a tour of the social trends stretching back to the 1980s that have produced the confusion and conflict on campus today, including the loss of unsupervised play time and the birth of social media, all during a time of rising political polarization.

This is the book for anyone who is confused by what’s happening on college campuses today, or has kids, or is concerned about the growing inability of Americans to live, work, and collaborate among themselves. parties.

This book helped me understand and have more compassion for young people who I previously dismissed as unhinged snowflakes. It helped me understand why they’re engaging in illiberal behaviors. Perhaps I can now engage them productively, instead of using mockery and derision.

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