Teenagers instinctively find things that upset older generations, like free love in the sixties and sex, drugs, and rock and roll in our generation. Now it's social media and different ways of life. Adolescence is an extended identity crisis, a time to discover who they want to be. We should encourage exploration and embrace the many sides of ourselves, instead of pressuring kids to figure it out for college essays and societal approval.
Do I exist if I’m not on social media? Can I fake it till I make it? What’s the secret to a good life?
In this week’s episode, I enlist my old friend and host of the wildly popular The Psychology Podcast, Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD. to dissect our psyche in the social media age.
Reflecting on his personal experience and drawing on a wealth of psychological research, Scott asks—and answers—questions that might reveal aspects of yourself you never knew were there, and set you on the path to a better life.
We’re going to dive deep and get existential. We’re going to talk neurodiversity, vulnerability, and Batman. What more can you ask for?
Exactly. Go get it.