"Your Attention Is the Most Valuable Thing You Have" | Jonathan Haidt, Social Psychologist
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How does Jonathan Haidt describe the impact of smartphones on children’s attention?
Aprendemos juntos a BVVA iniciativo for a беre world. Jonathan Hyde Jonathan Hyde is one of the most influential voices in contemporary thought and one of the world's leading intellectuals in the study of human behavior, morality, education, and society. A professor at New York University and the author of some of the most influential books on recent decades, Hyde has transformed our understanding of why we think the way we do, how our beliefs are formed, and which psychological forces drive polarization, cultural conflict, and the growing well-being crisis affecting younger generations. His books have become essential readings for educators. leaders, business leaders, policy makers, and millions of readers around the world.
Imagine if you were Trying to work, whatever your work is. And there was always a clown standing next to you saying, hey, do you want some bubblegum? Play this game. Hey, look over there. Okay? How much work would you get done? Imagine if you're trying to read a novel or a book for homework, and there's always a clown standing next to you saying, Hey, look over here, read this, watch this. That's our life now nowadays. There's always a clown in our pocket. There's always an entertainment system. There has never been anything as entertaining as an iPhone. Райзер риден абисикл. Raise your hand if you've ever ridden a bicycle. Okay, a lot of most of you. Raise your hand if you ever got hurt on a bicycle, you ever fell down.
Raise your hand. So everybody, okay? Now Raise your hand if you wish that bicycles were never invented, that we had a world with no bicycles. Raise your hand if you want that. Anyone? Nobody. Okay. So everyone was hurt by a bicycle. Nobody wishes that they were not invented. Raise your hand if you've ever posted anything on social media. Raise your hand if you've ever posted anything on social media. Okay. So a lot of you? Okay, raise your hand if you've ever been hurt on social media. Raise your hand if anything bad has happened to you on social media. Raise your hand. Okay. Many fewer, some of you. But many less than bicycles. Now, how many of you wish that social media was never invented, that we lived in a world with no social media?
Raise your hand. Okay, so that's uh about a a third of you, but about mo about half of the ones who've used social media. So my point Із А бейцикл і за норма консумер продукт. We use it, we enjoy it, we sometimes get hurt on it. Виґлад Exists. Соціо міді і знар консурпродакт. Everyone feels they have to use it. Because everybody else is using it. Пані гив, ям пи. When you give people the option. What if it was never invented? Would that be good or bad? Most young adults say that would be really good. I wish it didn't exist when I was a teenager. And so this is what we're here to talk about. What has social media done to childhood? And I'm glad there's so many young people here.
Because s some of you may be on social media, some of you you're mad at your parents because they don't let you on social media. But you all know people, you see you all see what's going on. Members of Gen Z, they are not in denial. They see what's going on. And so I'm looking forward to a good conversation, especially hearing from the young people in the audience. So, okay, let's talk.
Hola Jonathan, yo soy Silvia Álava, soy psicóloga, and te traslado una duda que nos hacen muchas veces los padres in consulta.
Um yes, it is certainly possible to have a balance between offline and online. But that's because online life includes many good activities. Watching a movie is a good thing. There's no problem watching a movie. But what we're talking about here isn't online versus offline. It's activities that are addictive and exploitative versus other activities. So if you ask me, Can my child watch twenty minutes of TikTok a day? Well, I would say the short videos are the most addictive possible thing. The short videos are really, really bad. So is there a balance? I would say no.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How does Jonathan Haidt describe the impact of smartphones on children’s attention?
0:06–7:41
2
What evidence links social‑media use to anxiety, depression, and self‑harm in teens?
7:41–16:26
3
Why are short‑form videos (TikTok, Reels) considered the most addictive content?
16:26–23:47
4
What policies (age‑gating, screen‑free schools) are working to protect kids?
23:47–30:19
5
How can parents create friction to reduce their child’s screen time?
30:19–37:26
6
What role does collective action (e.g., The Amazing Generation movement) play in changing norms?
37:26–45:20
7
How does the loss of sustained attention affect learning and future success?
45:20–52:30
8
What practical steps can adults take to guard their own attention from digital addiction?
52:30–1:00:18
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