Jonathan Haidt

And then the third book is Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People. It is timeless. He is writing in the 30s, and he is such a great social psychologist. So I urge everybody, listeners, if you have not read Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People, I urge you to read it. Ideally in the 1936 edition. It's so charming. Don't get the modern one for the digital age.

And then the third book is Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People. It is timeless. He is writing in the 30s, and he is such a great social psychologist. So I urge everybody, listeners, if you have not read Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People, I urge you to read it. Ideally in the 1936 edition. It's so charming. Don't get the modern one for the digital age.

It's completely rewritten. The writing's not nearly as good. But those are the three books. So the first one makes you stronger. If you do the Stoic Challenge over a couple months, you get stronger. You're not as reactive to negative things. If you read Deep Work and take it seriously, you're going to spend a lot less time on social media.

It's completely rewritten. The writing's not nearly as good. But those are the three books. So the first one makes you stronger. If you do the Stoic Challenge over a couple months, you get stronger. You're not as reactive to negative things. If you read Deep Work and take it seriously, you're going to spend a lot less time on social media.

You're going to take control of your time so that you have time for deep work. And if you read Dale Carnegie, you're going to be just much more effective in conversation and maintaining relationships. That's it. Those three books. Jonathan Knight, thank you very much. Thank you, Ezra.

You're going to take control of your time so that you have time for deep work. And if you read Dale Carnegie, you're going to be just much more effective in conversation and maintaining relationships. That's it. Those three books. Jonathan Knight, thank you very much. Thank you, Ezra.

Very clever.

Very clever.

Very clever.

Thank you so much. Oh, and please call me John.

Thank you so much. Oh, and please call me John.

Thank you so much. Oh, and please call me John.

Well, thank you. Thank you, Al. You know, everyone who has kids has, has seen this. Something's going on with the kids and the screens and that's what the book's about.

Well, thank you. Thank you, Al. You know, everyone who has kids has, has seen this. Something's going on with the kids and the screens and that's what the book's about.

Well, thank you. Thank you, Al. You know, everyone who has kids has, has seen this. Something's going on with the kids and the screens and that's what the book's about.

Sure. And actually, it works pretty well if you haven't read the book, because this gives me a chance to just sort of lay it out, the big picture for all the listeners who haven't read the book. So what the book is about is that something changed around 2012. I'm a college professor, and we saw this with the students coming in to campus around 2014, 2015.

Sure. And actually, it works pretty well if you haven't read the book, because this gives me a chance to just sort of lay it out, the big picture for all the listeners who haven't read the book. So what the book is about is that something changed around 2012. I'm a college professor, and we saw this with the students coming in to campus around 2014, 2015.

Sure. And actually, it works pretty well if you haven't read the book, because this gives me a chance to just sort of lay it out, the big picture for all the listeners who haven't read the book. So what the book is about is that something changed around 2012. I'm a college professor, and we saw this with the students coming in to campus around 2014, 2015.

They were just much more depressed and anxious. And a lot of surveys found the same thing. It wasn't just college students. It was all kids who were born 1996 and later. We now know them as Gen Z. They're not millennials. It's a different generation. They have much higher rates of anxiety and depression and self-harm and even suicide. So what happened?

They were just much more depressed and anxious. And a lot of surveys found the same thing. It wasn't just college students. It was all kids who were born 1996 and later. We now know them as Gen Z. They're not millennials. It's a different generation. They have much higher rates of anxiety and depression and self-harm and even suicide. So what happened?