First He Came for Cancel Culture. Now He Wants to Cancel Smartphones

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Credit...Todd Heisler/The New York Times The N.Y.U. professor Jonathan Haidt became a favorite in Silicon Valley for his work on what he called the “coddling” of young people.
Now, he has an idea for fixing Gen Z. Jonathan Haidt’s work can be summed up as a guide to changing yourself
Credit...Todd Heisler/The New York Times * March 23, 2024 When James Comey became head of the F.B.I. in 2013, he sent reading recommendations to his staff, including “Letter From Birmingham Jail” by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg and “The Righteous Mind” by a professor at New York University’s business school, Jonathan Haidt.
Read through all of Mr. Haidt’s canon and it can be summed up as a guide to changing yourself (“The Happiness Hypothesis,” 2006); changing other people’s minds (“The Righteous Mind,” 2012); changing your own mind (“The Coddling of the American Mind,” 2018); and changing your tech-addicted children (“The Anxious Generation,” on shelves March 26).