Jonathan Haidt
Explore Wiseley summaries of books credited to Jonathan Haidt.
The Anxious Generation
Why did adolescent anxiety, depression, self-harm, and disconnection rise as childhood moved from free play toward smartphones? Jonathan Haidt examines the developmental tradeoffs behind that shift, distinguishes girls’ and boys’ pathways, and proposes coordinated ways for families, schools, governments, and technology companies to restore play, independence, community, and healthier digital boundaries.
11 chapters
The Coddling of the American Mind
The Coddling of the American Mind asks how well-intentioned protection can weaken resilience, distort judgment, and narrow inquiry. It traces the authors’ three Great Untruths from childhood and mental health through campus conflict, then considers practical ways to restore freer play, viewpoint diversity, and productive disagreement.
7 chapters
The Happiness Hypothesis
The Happiness Hypothesis asks how ancient wisdom and modern psychology can explain a good life. It follows the divided mind from emotion and reason through self-control, relationships, adversity, virtue, sacred experience, work, and meaning, then weighs how inner cultivation and external conditions combine to shape flourishing.
8 chapters
The Righteous Mind
The Righteous Mind examines why moral judgments arrive quickly, why cultures and political camps treat different concerns as morally significant, and how humans cooperate through groups, rituals, and religion. Haidt connects intuition, moral foundations, and political identity to a practical question: how can disagreement become more informed, humane, and constructive?
8 chapters