The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
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Haidt's book on smartphones and the rewiring of childhood, and the reason for the episode. Mel introduces it as his blockbuster bestseller.
Why it came up
- The book the whole episode is built around
- His case that the phone-based childhood rewired a generation
- Where the no-social-media-until-16 argument comes from
Hear it for yourself
- The Mel Robbins PodcastNYU Professor: Do This for 2 Weeks to Get Your Focus, Motivation, & Life BackSep 14, 2026with NYU ProfessorHost
“the title of your blockbuster bestseller and all this research, the anxious generation”
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