The Hidden Dangers Of Social Media On Mental Health - Jonathan Haidt - #766
Modern Wisdom
04/04/24
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Jonathan Haidt is a Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, social psychologist, and an author.
The kids are not alright. Mental health is plummeting while anxiety and depression is on the rise. Just what are the contributing elements? Is it social media? Helicopter parenting? 24 hour news? Or something else?
Expect to learn why every generation complains about the next one, what is so important about the development of kids between 8 and 12 years old, what the biggest problem is with test scores in primary school children, the real harm of technology on kids, why words like ‘trigger’ and ‘fragility’ are such a problem, if there is a way to do identity politics well and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) The Uniqueness of the New Generation (01:10) What Does a Good Childhood Look Like? (07:06) Changes in Parenting Styles (10:59) Lack of Discipline in Modern Parenting (15:16) The Importance of Risk in Play (20:47) Is the Education System Ruining Kids? (27:16) The Problem With Ideological Academia (30:45) Latest Data on Social Media’s Impact (38:47) Primary Harms of Technology on Kids (46:12) Is Social Media Use Addiction or Compulsion? (49:48) How Boys & Girls Use Technology Differently (56:46) The Male Sedation Hypothesis (1:02:37) Are Gen-Z Bothered About Status? (1:12:34) Latest Data on Female Mental Health (1:17:31) Why is Anxiety the Most Prevalent Feeling? (1:21:11) How We Solve the Teen Mental Health Crisis (1:28:04) Where to Find Jonathan
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Why Is Love So Hard To Find In The Modern World? - Matthew Hussey - #765
April 1, 2024
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Matthew Hussey is the world’s #1 dating coach, a YouTuber, public speaker and an author.
Navigating modern love can feel like solving an impossible puzzle, but in truth, there are specific skills and tips that can elevate your romantic life. Matthew has spent 15 years coaching millions of men and women through their relationship struggles, and today we get his best insights.
Expect to learn if dating coaches are actually any easier to date, whether love should feel easy or if we need to become stronger, how you can realise the behaviours that are making you miserable, why being single is so hard for many people, the biggest problem with avoiders, how to get better at having a hard conversation and much more...
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(00:00) Are Dating Coaches Hard to Date? (06:13) How We Use Dating to Make Us Feel Better (10:21) Flipping Between Comforting & Inspiring Relationships (20:03) How We Condition Ourselves to Feel Love & Peace (30:01) Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Through Working Hard (36:23) Why the Internet Isn’t Talking About Love Anymore (48:28) Being Comfortable With Healthy Love (52:28) Feeling Guilty About Having Needs (1:01:37) How to Become Better at Hard Conversations (1:08:35) The Downsides of Being a Fixer (1:18:18) How to Communicate When You’re in the Wrong (1:28:07) Why Men Bottle Up Their Trauma (1:48:50) Working Hard to Rewire Your Thinking (1:55:34) Where to Find Matthew
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Is It Time For Gay Pride To Go Away? - Josh Szeps - #767
April 6, 2024
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Josh Szeps is a journalist and the host of "Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps".
What are the things you can't criticise? What about Gay Pride in Australia? What if you're a gay man? What about criticising the cringe of the anti-woke Right? Everyone is getting the heat today, including Josh's ex-employer the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Expect to learn what the difference is between getting cancelled by the left and right, why we feel the need to forensically pick through public figures' lives, why so many people believe the world is ruined, the problem with the anti-anti woke, what JK Rowling has been up to, what happened to the indigenous Australian people apology trend and much more...
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(00:00) We Need to Move on From the Culture War (04:58) Why the Trans Debate is So Captivating (11:47) Josh’s Journey Through Mainstream Media (19:30) The Landscape of Social Justice in Australia (25:23) What Do Gay People Think About Pride? (30:59) Why Josh Had to Leave Broadcasting (34:37) Is the Media Trying to Make Everyone Trans? (37:58) The Culture Wars in Australia (41:17) Why the UK & Australia Love Order (46:58) Well-Meaning Disagreements on the Internet (56:43) Why the Equality Movement is Patronising (1:00:45) The Problem With the Anti-Woke Right (1:07:47) Getting Live Shows Cancelled (1:13:10) Why Taboo Opinions Are Labelled as Hate (1:17:43) The Difficulty of Unreliable Allies (1:28:19) Should People Pick Their Battles? (1:35:08) Is There Hope for the Next 5 Years? (1:40:12) The Untold Danger of Your Phone (1:47:41) Are We Paying the Costs for Future Generations? (1:55:21) Where to Find Josh
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