We’re trying something new called Laurie’s Book Club, where “she reads the book so you don’t have to.

Granted, we would love it if you read the book and “discussed” it alongside us on the pod, but if you’re anything like most of the world, you’d love to hear a summary of the book, any major nuggets, a little discussion, and call it a day.

That’s what we are starting today!

The book of focus is Jonathan Haidt’s instant NYTimes best seller, The Anxious Generation. It’s globally shaking up families, school systems, and even legislation around phones and screen times for the Gen Z—and we believe it’s shaking it in a good way.

How?

It names some of the problems for the massive anxiety and depression outbreak among Gen Z and it offers some solutions.

What are they? You’re going to have to listen in—but you don’t have to read the book.

| Highlights |

• “I see the mindsets in p*rnography as in social media: They can be a means to control negative emotions, they can foster passivity to your real life, you can consume the image of another person, and you are always seeking novelty. The more we live out of these mindsets in social media, the easier it is to jump over to the more overtly negative ones like p*rn.” —Matt Krieg
• “If I was to summarize Haidt's thesis statement it would be: Parents, over-protect online, and under-protect in real life when it comes to real life, outdoor play with trusted friends.” —Laurie Krieg
• “I think that the ironic thing about this is that what we have been told the intent of mobile technology is that it is a point of connection, but the evidence is showing that it is creating this weird isolation. It is an ironic result.” —Steve O’Dell

| Next Steps |

• Find Haidt’s book here.
• Connect to O’Neill Asset Management here.
• Join the HIMH Pod FB group here.
• Follow Laurie on IG (where she is the most active) here.