Jonathan Haidt

Whereas the kids who don't have that, they're on their screens much more. For them, it's more like 12 hours a day on their screen as opposed to eight or nine for the wealthier kids. 12 hours a day, that's your whole life. And so we've got to at least give them six or seven hours a day without addiction. And that's why we have to have phone-free schools.

Whereas the kids who don't have that, they're on their screens much more. For them, it's more like 12 hours a day on their screen as opposed to eight or nine for the wealthier kids. 12 hours a day, that's your whole life. And so we've got to at least give them six or seven hours a day without addiction. And that's why we have to have phone-free schools.

Whereas the kids who don't have that, they're on their screens much more. For them, it's more like 12 hours a day on their screen as opposed to eight or nine for the wealthier kids. 12 hours a day, that's your whole life. And so we've got to at least give them six or seven hours a day without addiction. And that's why we have to have phone-free schools.

No, because they're multitasking. And so what happens when you see, and this is what, look, I teach in a business school. I talk to a lot of people in the corporate world. they're really unhappy with their Gen Z employees.

No, because they're multitasking. And so what happens when you see, and this is what, look, I teach in a business school. I talk to a lot of people in the corporate world. they're really unhappy with their Gen Z employees.

No, because they're multitasking. And so what happens when you see, and this is what, look, I teach in a business school. I talk to a lot of people in the corporate world. they're really unhappy with their Gen Z employees.

They can't pay attention, they sit at their desk, they have their phone in front of their computer, they're going back and forth, social media, this, that, some work, they're multitasking. And this I think is actually the biggest damage that is done. In my book, I focused on mental illness, as the outcome. I focus on what it is doing to their mental health.

They can't pay attention, they sit at their desk, they have their phone in front of their computer, they're going back and forth, social media, this, that, some work, they're multitasking. And this I think is actually the biggest damage that is done. In my book, I focused on mental illness, as the outcome. I focus on what it is doing to their mental health.

They can't pay attention, they sit at their desk, they have their phone in front of their computer, they're going back and forth, social media, this, that, some work, they're multitasking. And this I think is actually the biggest damage that is done. In my book, I focused on mental illness, as the outcome. I focus on what it is doing to their mental health.

But now I believe that the biggest damage is actually not even the mental health. It's actually the complete shattering of attention. So I would urge your listeners, talk to high school kids now and ask them if they or their friends have difficulty watching a movie. A lot of kids now say they can't sit through a 90 or 100 minute movie.

But now I believe that the biggest damage is actually not even the mental health. It's actually the complete shattering of attention. So I would urge your listeners, talk to high school kids now and ask them if they or their friends have difficulty watching a movie. A lot of kids now say they can't sit through a 90 or 100 minute movie.

But now I believe that the biggest damage is actually not even the mental health. It's actually the complete shattering of attention. So I would urge your listeners, talk to high school kids now and ask them if they or their friends have difficulty watching a movie. A lot of kids now say they can't sit through a 90 or 100 minute movie.

Now they can do it if they have their phone because they can be going back and forth. But paying attention to a story for 100 minutes? Who can do that? I spoke with the former CEO of Netflix. He said, Netflix is going shorter and shorter content, fewer movies, because younger people can't watch a movie. They can't pay attention. Same thing for books.

Now they can do it if they have their phone because they can be going back and forth. But paying attention to a story for 100 minutes? Who can do that? I spoke with the former CEO of Netflix. He said, Netflix is going shorter and shorter content, fewer movies, because younger people can't watch a movie. They can't pay attention. Same thing for books.

Now they can do it if they have their phone because they can be going back and forth. But paying attention to a story for 100 minutes? Who can do that? I spoke with the former CEO of Netflix. He said, Netflix is going shorter and shorter content, fewer movies, because younger people can't watch a movie. They can't pay attention. Same thing for books.

As one of my students put it, we had a discussion about this. I teach a course called Flourishing. We talk about these issues. As one of my students put it, I take out a book, I read a sentence, I get bored, I go to TikTok.

As one of my students put it, we had a discussion about this. I teach a course called Flourishing. We talk about these issues. As one of my students put it, I take out a book, I read a sentence, I get bored, I go to TikTok.

As one of my students put it, we had a discussion about this. I teach a course called Flourishing. We talk about these issues. As one of my students put it, I take out a book, I read a sentence, I get bored, I go to TikTok.

Because if you've raised your kids since they were two with an iPad or a multifunction device, you've conditioned their brain that at this first hint of boredom, this isn't so interesting. It's not the most interesting thing. There might be something more interesting over here or there or there or there. Let me check it out. And so here, let me give you some, okay.

Because if you've raised your kids since they were two with an iPad or a multifunction device, you've conditioned their brain that at this first hint of boredom, this isn't so interesting. It's not the most interesting thing. There might be something more interesting over here or there or there or there. Let me check it out. And so here, let me give you some, okay.