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The Coddling of the American Mind

How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

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The Coddling of the American Mind

Auteur(s): Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff
Narrateur(s): Jonathan Haidt
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A timely investigation into the new "safety culture" on campus and the dangers it poses to free speech, mental health, education, and ultimately democracy

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 is rising rates of depression and anxiety, along with endless stories of college campuses torn apart by moralistic divisions and mutual recriminations.

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 a book about how to fix the mess. The culture of “safety” and its intolerance of opposing viewpoints has left many young people anxious and unprepared for adult life, with devastating consequences for them, for their parents, for the companies that will soon hire them, and for a democracy that is already pushed to the brink of violence over its growing political divisions. Lukianoff and Haidt offer a comprehensive set of reforms that will strengthen young people and institutions, allowing us all to reap the benefits of diversity, including viewpoint diversity.

This is a book for anyone who is confused by what’s happening on college campuses today, or has children, or is concerned about the growing inability of Americans to live and work and cooperate across party lines.

©2018 Greg Lukianoff (P)2018 Penguin Audio Anthropologie Culture populaire Psychologie Psychologie et santé mentale Santé mentale Sciences sociales Éducation Justice sociale Discrimination Égalité Étudiant Social Democracy

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“Our behavior in society is not immune to the power of rational scientific analysis. Through that lens, prepare yourself for a candid look at the softening of America, and what we can do about it.” (Neil deGrasse Tyson, director, Hayden Planetarium, and author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry)
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I have noticed an increasing lack of space in public discourse for critical debate and appropriate skepticism of social justice advocacy that verges on group think, public shaming and tactics used in Germany in the 1930s. As Generation X, I was taught to “trust no one, the truth is out there”. With children immersed in the internet, they have developed thin skins and soft brains easily manipulated by the corporate sector and ideologues. We don’t celebrate achievement anymore but whine about grievances. Social cohesion is being ripped apart and the first signs of trouble come from our university faculty and students. As the authors point out, it is time for some tough love. Be offended and learn to attack positions not people. This is a great book to identify the problems and present some solutions.

Finally! A balanced explanation of the iGen/Generation Z so distressing the rest of us

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Excellent book that I initially read to understand the state of universities but also gained understanding of my own thought processes. Excellent read!

Eye opening

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Haidt and Lukianoff set out in this brilliantly written and well-substantiated book to systematically dismantle a culture that is setting us up politically, socially, economically, and morally to reverse the hard-fought wisdom that undergirds our individual and collective ability to cooperate, solve problems, cope with hardship, and gain knowledge. With a hint of good humour, and a consistent adherence to evidence, this book describes both the problem of the “great untruths” and their antithesis, so that we may become better parents, better people, and along the way create a better society. Anyone whose lives will touch social media, educational institutions, and politics—in other words everyone—would benefit from committing to memory what this books lays out as a solution to our “culture of safetyism”, and implement it in their daily lives, especially when raising their children. I have benefited greatly from engaging with this book.

Well reasoned, and much needed

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this book was refreshing, in a world full of group think and "cancel culture Mob mentality" this book breaks apart all of the steps we as a society took to get here and how to reverse some of the negatives while maintaining the positives. this is a refreshing take on the world around you! this should be read in all high schools !!

Finally a view of today that is accurate.

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Every human over age 13 must read this.

Great narration, excellent and important topics supported by evidence based studies and sound opinions.

a must read

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Jonathan Haight seems like a reasonable person. I feel like, if I were to meet him, we could dialogue about tough topics without it getting out of hand. He’s got some solid ideas in the book about how to correct some parenting mistakes that have led to serious societal unhappiness.

Should be required reading for every parent.

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I think everybody should either listen to this or read this I could not stop listening to it I found it incredibly enlightening I thought the narration was fantastic And I will most definitely be listening to it again

Exceptional book

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Some of the authors description of events filled me with Angst. However, a promising path forward, and solutions to fix the mess we are currently in are used to conclude the book which provides a sense of joy looking towards the future.

Good read. Thought provoking discussions

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I loved this book! It has been the inspiration for and topic of many a conversation with my husband, teenage daughter, friends, teachers, and community! So much wisdom, insight, and clarity around super charged topics that extend far beyond college and university campuses in the States. A great read, and fantastic listen! Thank you!

Thought-provoking and Timely!

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Wow, wow, wow! If you are wondering just what in the hell is happening today in the media, college campuses, and the workplace, a good explain is pro-offered here.

Its a really great book that I cannot highly recommend enough.

Wow x3

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