Review of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

The Anxious Generation:How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illnessby Jonathan Haidt (Penquin Press, March 26, 2024, 400 pages) In 2010 I led a group of pastors to the Holy Land. I noticed that whenever there was free time, at least half of the group sat in the commons area of our retreat center staring at their phones. While I had a cell phone, I had not yet transitioned to the usage levels I would later attain. I still did a great deal of my work on the computer and through email. It seemed odd … Continue reading Review of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt