Jonathan Haidt

Den överbeskyddade människan tar avstamp i ett nytt fenomen på amerikanska universitet. Studenter kräver att föreläsare, talare och rektorer som avviker från deras världsbild ska avlägsnas, eller till och med avskedas. Greg Lukianoff och Jonathan Haidt spårar denna utveckling till att många unga idag får en överbeskyddande och ängslig uppfostran som berövar dem möjligheten att utveckla självförtroende och förmåga att på egen hand lösa konflikter. Paranoida föräldrar, ökningen av ångest och depression bland elever och uppkomsten av nya idéer om rättvisa leder enligt författarna till välmenande men miss-riktade försök att skydda unga människor. Istället skadas deras utveckling och mentala hälsa, utbildningssystemens funktion och till och med själva demokratin.Boken har ett förord skrivet av Johan Hakelius, politisk chefredaktör för nyhetsmagasinet Fokus.

Tässä maailmanlaajuisessa menestysteoksessa Jonathan Haidt esittelee, kuinka lasten ja nuorten ahdistuneisuus- ja masennustapaukset ovat moninkertaistuneet samanaikaisesti monissa maissa. On syntynyt nuorten mielenterveyden häiriöiden epidemia. Se johtuu Haidtin mukaan siitä, että puhelimeen perustuva lapsuus syrjäytti 2010-luvun alussa aikaisemman kasvatuksen.Olennaisinta lapsen kasvamisessa aikuiseksi on leikkiin perustuva lapsuus. Se alkoi kuitenkin heiketä jo 1980-luvulla erilaisten viihdykkeiden lisääntyessä ja vanhempien suojatessa lapsiaan yhä enemmän.Haidt osoittaa mittavalla tieteellisellä aineistolla, että lapsuuden muuttivat ennen kaikkea noin vuonna 2010 käyttöön tulleet koukuttavat älypuhelimet ja sosiaalinen media. Ne aiheuttivat lapsissa ja murrosikäisissä univajetta, henkilökohtaisten kontaktien vähenemistä ja heikkenemistä, addiktiota, itsensä vertailua muihin, eristyneisyyttä, perfektionismia ja paljon muuta.Nykyisen sukupolven lapset ja murrosikäiset kasvoivat erilaisiksi kuin aikaisemmin. Ennen kaikkea heidän ahdistuneisuutensa ja masennuksensa laajeni epidemiaksi. Heistä tuli ahdistunut sukupolvi.Kirjassa hahmotellaan myös, miten epidemiaa vastaan voidaan taistella ja miten lapset voidaan auttaa kasvamaan leikkiin perustuvassa maailmassa.Jonathan Haidt on maineikas New York Universityn sosiaalipsykologian professori.

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation shows how a deeper understanding of the world's philosophical wisdom can enrich and transform our lives "Wonderfully smart and readable." --Washington Post In The Happiness Hypothesis, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt skillfully combines philosophical wisdom and scientific research to explore ten "Great Ideas" that have been discovered by several of the world's civilizations. In each chapter, Haidt questions a Great Idea in light of what we now know, and extracts from it the lessons that still apply to our modern lives, thereby illuminating the causes of human flourishing. Now with a new prologue, The Happiness Hypothesis expertly unravels the world's philosophical wisdom and its enduring maxims--such as "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you" and "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"--and tackles the eternal question "How can I live a meaningful life?"

Diez grandes ideas de la sabidur a antigua para vivir m s felices hoy, del autor de La mente de los justos y La generaci n ansiosa. Jonathan Haidt, uno de los m s destacados representantes de la psicolog a positiva --una rama de la psicolog a que busca comprender los procesos que subyacen a las cualidades y emociones positivas del ser humano-- conjuga la precisi n cient fica con la amenidad y la calidad literarias para presentar 10 grandes ideas que Haidt rescata de la sabidur a antigua (los Upanishad, el Bhagavad Gita o los proverbios de Buda), China (las Analectas de Confucio, el Tao te ching o los escritos de Mencio) y las culturas del Mediterr neo (el Viejo y el Nuevo Testamento, los fil sofos griegos y latinos, el Cor n). Cap tulo a cap tulo Haidt desgrana cada una de esas ideas y las contrasta con los ltimos hallazgos de la ciencia contempor nea. El resultado es una fresca y enriquecedora gu a que, alejada de los manuales de autoayuda, desvela los pasos que seguir en nuestro camino a la felicidad. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Ten great ideas from ancient wisdom to live happier today, by the author of The Righteous Mind and The Anxious Generation. Jonathan Haidt, one of the leading figures in positive psychology--a branch of psychology that seeks to understand the processes behind human strengths and positive emotions--combines scientific precision with engaging and literary style to present 10 timeless ideas drawn from ancient wisdom (the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and Buddha's proverbs), China (Confucius's Analects, the Tao te Ching, and Mencius's writings), and Mediterranean cultures (the Old and New Testaments, Greek and Roman philosophers, and the Qur'an). Chapter by chapter, Haidt unpacks each of these ideas and contrasts them with the latest findings in contemporary science. The result is a fresh and enriching guide that, far from typical self-help manuals, reveals practical steps to follow on our path to happiness.

Den ängsliga generationen går till botten med den psykiska ohälsa som breder ut sig bland unga. De som var barn i slutet av 00-talet växte upp med stora teknologiska och sociala förändringar: framväxten av smarta telefoner, selfiekultur och sociala medier. De är den första generation som vuxit upp i en skärmbaserad social miljö där engagemang och bekräftelse reduceras till vänförfrågningar och gilla-markeringar. Utifrån den senaste psykologiska och biologiska forskningen visar den amerikanske socialpsykologen Jonathan Haidt hur skärmarnas inträde stör barnens utveckling på fyra grundläggande sätt – sömnbrist, social brist, kognitiv fragmentering och beroende – och erbjuder konkreta råd till föräldrar, skolor, universitet, regeringar och till tonåringarna själva. Med lika delar samtida forskning och antik visdom blir Haidts ögonöppnande bok både en varningssignal och livboj.

«Dette er det største ukontrollerte eksperimentet menneskeheten noen gang har utført på sine egne barn.» Etter tiår med stabilitet, stupte ungdommers mentale helse brått rundt 2010. Depresjon, angst, selvskading og selvmord økte kraftig. Hva skjedde? På slutten av 80-tallet begynte den lekbaserte barndommen å avta. For mange ble den til slutt fullstendig utslettet da smarttelefonen ble allemannseie og sosiale medier så dagens lys. I Generasjon angst peker sosialpsykolog Jonathan Haidt på to endringer som fikk katastrofale konsekvenser: Vi overbeskyttet barna i den virkelige verden. Samtidig overlot vi dem til seg selv i den virtuelle. Den store omkoblingen av barndommen som oppsto da smarttelefonen kom, forstyrret barns sosiale og nevrologiske utvikling og forårsaket fire store skader: tap av sosialt liv, søvnproblemer, konsenstrasjonsvansker og avhengighet. Haidt kommer med en klar, kollektiv handlingsplan for å få slutt på epidemien av psykiske lidelser. Han foreslår fire konkrete tiltak som både foreldre, lærere, skoler, tek-selskaper og myndigheter kan iverksette for å ta barndommen tilbake, og gjøre ungdommene mer robuste! -- Jonathan Haidt er sosialpsykolog ved New York University’s Stern School of Business. Han tok doktorgrad ved University of Pennsylvania i 1992 og har undervist i 16 år ved University of Virginia. Haidts forskning undersøker de intuitive grunnlagene for moral og hvordan moral varierer mellom kulturer. Målet hans er å hjelpe folk til å forstå hverandre og samarbeide til tross for moralske forskjeller. Haidt har skrevet flere bøker, inkludert The Righteous Mind og The Coddling of the American Mind, og har publisert over 100 akademiske artikler. Siden 2018 har han studert hvordan sosiale medier bidrar til svekket mental helse blant unge og politisk dysfunksjon som han tar for seg i boka Generasjon angst.

*Inspired by the global bestseller The Anxious Generation!* How can we live a happy and exciting life without a smartphone? The Anxious Generation started a world-changing conversation about the effects of smartphones and social media on young people. Now bestselling authors Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price have teamed up to talk directly to those young people about how they can live a life without screens. Packed with facts, stories, and secrets that tech leaders don’t want you to know, this book will not only help kids break free from phones, but also show them how they can be their most confident and adventurous selves. It can help them be amazing.

Tässä teoksessa maineikas moraalipyskologi Jonathan Haidt haastaa vakiintuneet moraalia, politiikkaa ja uskontoa koskevat käsitykset ja pohtii, miksi liberaalit ja konservatiivit ja muiden spektrien ääripäät eivät saa keskinäisiä kiistojaan sovittua. Haidt osoittaa, että ihmiset eivät perusta moraalisia päätöksiään järkeen, vaan vaistoon, tunteeseen. Hän selittää, miksi liberaaleilla, konservatiiveilla ja viime aikoina libertaareilla on täysin erilaiset käsitykset oikeasta ja väärästä, vaikka kukin osapuoli on oikeastaan oikeassa monissa keskeisessä ongelmissaan. Oikeamielinen auttaa ymmärtämään ihmisen yhteistyön ihmettä, mutta myös ikuisten kiistojemme kirousta.

After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on many measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the “play-based childhood” began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the “phone-based childhood” in the early 2010s. He presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this “great rewiring of childhood” has interfered with children’s social and neurological development, covering everything from sleep deprivation to attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, social comparison, and perfectionism. He explains why social media damages girls more than boys and why boys have been withdrawing from the real world into the virtual world, with disastrous consequences for themselves, their families, and their societies. Most important, Haidt issues a clear call to action. He diagnoses the “collective action problems” that trap us, and then proposes four simple rules that might set us free. He describes steps that parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments can take to end the epidemic of mental illness and restore a more humane childhood. Haidt has spent his career speaking truth backed by data in the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the public health emergency faced by Gen Z. We cannot afford to ignore his findings about protecting our children—and ourselves—from the psychological damage of a phone-based life.

THE NO.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A TIMES, FT, ECONOMIST AND INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR'Boundlessly wise . . . important and engrossing' The New York Times'One of the most important books I've read . . . It's absolutely brilliant' Dr Rangan Chatterjee'Urgent and essential' GuardianAcclaimed psychologist Jonathan Haidt reveals how the decline of free-play in childhood and the rise of smartphone use among adolescents is changing our worldFrom 2010, as teens traded in their flip phones for smartphones packed with social media apps, unsupervised time online soared while face-to-face conversations with friends and family plummeted, and so did mental health. This profound shift took place against a backdrop of diminishing childhood freedom and over-supervision in the real world, depriving children of the experiences they most need to become strong and self-governing adults.The Anxious Generation delves into the latest research to show how this shift from free-play to smartphones disrupts development - from sleep deprivation to addiction - and lays the foundations of isolation and fear that define society today. Grounded in ancient wisdom and packed full of cutting-edge science and practical advice, this eye-opening book is a life-raft for anyone who wants to understand how the most rapid rewiring of human relationships and consciousness in human history has made it harder for all of us to think, focus, forget ourselves enough to care about others and build close relationships.

”En fremragende bog (...) måske den vigtigste, som er udgivet om børn og unge i krydsfeltet mellem smartphonens indtog, sociale medier og mistrivslen.”****** BerlingskeOmkring 2012 begyndte statistikkerne at vise et pludseligt, massivt og globalt kollaps i teenageres mentale helbred. Angst, depression, spiseforstyrrelser og andre lidelser er blevet almindelige, og de fleste kender en eller flere unge, der er ramt.Den anerkendte psykologiprofessor Jonathan Haidt har undersøgt, hvad det er, vi har gjort ved vores unge mennesker – og hvordan vi stopper det og genskaber den sunde barndom."Alle forældre må smide alt, de har i hænderne, og læse denne bog øjeblikkeligt. Jonathan Haidt er vigtigste psykolog i verden i dag, og dette er den vigtigste bog om det, der forandrer dit barns liv lige nu.” – Johann Hari, forfatter til Tabte forbindelser

De är den första generation som vuxit upp i en skärmbaserad social miljö där engagemang och bekräftelse reduceras till vänförfrågningar och gilla-markeringar.Utifrån den senaste psykologiska och biologiska forskningen visar den amerikanske socialpsykologen Jonathan Haidt hur skärmarnas inträde stör barnens utveckling på fyra grundläggande sätt – sömnbrist, social brist, kognitiv fragmentering och beroende – och erbjuder konkreta råd till föräldrar, skolor, universitet, regeringar och till tonåringarna själva. Med lika delar samtida forskning och antik visdom blir Haidts ögonöppnande bok både en varningssignal och livboj.

Etter tiår med stabilitet, stupte ungdommers mentale helse brått rundt 2010. Depresjon, angst, selvskading og selvmord økte kraftig. Hva skjedde?På slutten av 80-tallet begynte den lekbaserte barndommen å avta. For mange ble den til slutt fullstendig utslettet da smarttelefonen ble allemannseie og sosiale medier så dagens lys. I Generasjon angst peker sosialpsykolog Jonathan Haidt på to ­endringer som fikk katastrofale konsekvenser: Vi overbeskyttet barna i den virkelige verden. Samtidig overlot vi dem til seg selv i den virtuelle.Den store omkoblingen av barndommen som oppsto da smarttelefonen kom, forstyrret barns sosiale og nevrologiske utvikling og forårsaket fire store skader: tap av sosialt liv, søvnproblemer, konsenstrasjons­vansker og avhengighet. Haidt kommer med en klar, kollektiv handlingsplan for å få slutt på epidemien av psykiske lidelser. Han foreslår fire konkrete tiltak som både foreldre, lærere, skoler, tek-selskaper og myndigheter kan iverksette for å ta barndommen tilbake, og gjøre ungdommene mer robuste!«Dette er det største ­ukontrollerte ­eksperimentet menneskeheten noen gang har utført på sine egne barn.»

El libro que desvela las causas del colapso psicol gico de la Generaci n ZLa salud mental de los ni os y adolescentes se derrumba. Desde 2010, en los pa ses desarrollados se ha observado un inquietante y pronunciado aumento en el n mero de j venes diagnosticados con ansiedad, depresi n y otros trastornos psicol gicos. Pero qu es lo que ha ocurrido?El reputado psic logo social y autor bestseller Jonathan Haidt ha dedicado su carrera a exponer verdades inc modas apoyadas en la evidencia cient fica dentro de los espacios m s delicados: desde comunidades polarizadas por la pol tica y la religi n hasta campus universitarios enfrentados en guerras culturales. En este nuevo libro, Haidt se ocupa de la emergencia de salud p blica que afecta a los adolescentes. La generaci n que lleg a la pubertad alrededor de 2009 desarroll su autopercepci n en el marco de cambios tecnol gicos y culturales profundos, como el uso extendido de los smartphones y de unas redes sociales adictivas. Como consecuencia de ello, les ha tocado crecer en una especie de mundo virtual sin interacciones con personas de carne y hueso; y mientras los adultos comenzaron a sobreproteger a esos ni os en la vida real, los dejaron involuntariamente desamparados en el brutal universo online.Haidt hace un claro llamado a la acci n. Propone cuatro reglas sencillas que podr an liberarnos, describiendo los pasos que los padres, los maestros y los gobiernos pueden tomar para restaurar una infancia m s humana.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply. Why?In La generaci n ansiosa, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness. He investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this "great rewiring of childhood" has interfered with children's social and neurological development, covering everything from sleep deprivation to attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, social comparison, and perfectionism. Most important, Haidt issues a clear call to action. He proposes four simple rules that might set us free, describing steps that parents, teachers and governments can take to restore a more humane childhood.

THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Jonathan Haidt is a modern-day prophet, disguised as a psychologist . . . He points the way forward to a brighter, stronger future for us all’ Susan Cain'Compelling, readable – and incredibly chilling . . . remarkably persuasive' Telegraph'Urgent and essential' Guardian'One of the most terrifying books I have read . . . some of the statistics Haidt quotes are truly shocking' Evening StandardAfter more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents in many countries around the world deteriorated suddenly in the early 2010s. Why have rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide risen so sharply, more than doubling in many cases?In this book, Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues that the decline of free-play in childhood and the rise of smartphone usage among adolescents are the twin sources of increased mental distress among teenagers.Haidt delves into the latest psychological and biological research to show how, between 2010 and 2015, childhood and adolescence got rewired. As teens traded in their flip phones for smartphones packed with social media apps, time online soared while time engaging face-to-face with friends and family plummeted, and so did mental health. This profound shift took place against a backdrop of diminishing childhood freedom, as parents over-supervised every aspect of their children’s lives offline, depriving them of the experiences they most need to become strong and self-governing adults.The Anxious Generation reveals the fundamental ways in which this shift from free-play to smartphones disrupts development – from sleep deprivation to addiction – with separate in-depth analyses of the impact on girls and boys. Grounded in ancient wisdom and packed full of cutting-edge science, this eye-opening book is a life raft and a powerful call-to-arms, offering practical advice for parents, schools, governments, and teens themselves.

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Book of 2024 - A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book - One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2024 - A TIME 100 Must-Read Book of 2024 - Named a Best Book of 2024 by the Economist, the New York Post, and Town & Country - The Goodreads Choice Award Nonfiction Book of the Year - Finalist for the PEN Literary Awards 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. "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." --Shannon Carlin, TIME, 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on many measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the "play-based childhood" began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the "phone-based childhood" in the early 2010s. He presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this "great rewiring of childhood" has interfered with children's social and neurological development, covering everything from sleep deprivation to attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, social comparison, and perfectionism. He explains why social media damages girls more than boys and why boys have been withdrawing from the real world into the virtual world, with disastrous consequences for themselves, their families, and their societies. Most important, Haidt issues a clear call to action. He diagnoses the "collective action problems" that trap us, and then proposes four simple rules that might set us free. He describes steps that parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments can take to end the epidemic of mental illness and restore a more humane childhood. Haidt has spent his career speaking truth backed by data in the most difficult landscapes--communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the public health emergency faced by Gen Z. We cannot afford to ignore his findings about protecting our children--and ourselves--from the psychological damage of a phone-based life.