The Anxious Generation argues that the rapid shift from a play-based childhood to a phone-based, screen-saturated upbringing has profoundly disrupted young people’s emotional development, contributing to rising anxiety, depression, and fragility. Haidt weaves psychological research and cultural analysis to show how overprotection in the real world and underprotection online have reshaped a generation— and offers a case for restoring autonomy, play, and resilience.
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Dopamine Nation argues that constant, easy access to pleasure has tipped our brains toward compulsive overconsumption, and that embracing discomfort is the way back to balance.
The Dream Hotel is Laila Lalami's dystopian take on predictive policing, surveillance capitalism, and the erosion of privacy and freedom.
Happier Hour argues that how you spend your time matters more than how much of it you have, and offers research-backed strategies for designing your hours to maximize happiness.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a universally resonant tale of Eddie, a maintenance worker whose afterlife journey through five revealing encounters proves that every life, regardless of how ordinary it seems, is profoundly connected to others and filled with hidden purpose.