The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

Smart phones and social media apps have their place in the business world, but as teens have spent more time on them, their mental health has suffered, as Jonathan Haidt, the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business, makes the case in The Anxious Generation. Many parents have suspected as much, but in this modern classic, he offers the data and analysis to back up their gut instincts. If you’re a Social Capital leader, you won’t want to miss his insights on the forces that have shaped many of today’s employees’ perceptions and life experiences.