The Coddling of the American Mind
"Something is going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and afraid to speak honestly. How did this happen? First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt show how the new problems on campus have their origins in three terrible ideas that have become increasingly woven into American childhood and education: what
ISBN: 9780735224919
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Tom Bilyeu
Business & Entrepreneurship"Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on Twitter."
book list View source ↗"The best books I read in 2019👇 1. Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins 2. A Billion Wicked Thoughts by Sai Goddam and Ogi Ogas 3. The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray 4. The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker 5. The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff"
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Glenn Beck
Media & Journalism"Not only correctly identifies what ails us but also gives practical steps to cure. MUST READ."
book list View source ↗"Just finished The Coddling of the American mind by @glukianoff Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. Insightful. Straight forward and very helpful. A book that not only correctly identifies what ails us but also gives practical steps to cure. MUST READ"
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Richard Dawkins
Science & Research"Utterly superb book, recommended unreservedly."
book list View source ↗"The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, audiobook read by @JonHaidt. Utterly superb book, recommended unreservedly. Brilliant book, exposes one of the major things wrong with society today. Please please read it."
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Max Levchin
Business & Entrepreneurship"Highlights the need to continue to have such discussions about sensitive topics instead of ignoring them for the sake of comfort."
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Vinod Khosla
Finance & Investing"Dives into the new problem on college campuses, Safetyism."
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Bryan Johnson
Technology"Excited to read this new book by my friends."
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Derren Brown
Entertainment"Derren Brown mentioned this book on Twitter."
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Michael Mauboussin
Finance & Investing"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018."
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Daniel Negreanu
Sports"@JazzHandMeDowns @jay_schiavone Have you read Coddling of the American Mind? Excellent book on how, through good intentions we hurt our children by not allowing them fail and learn from it, among other things."
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