Embracing these untruths-and the resulting culture of safetyism-interferes with young people’s social, emotional, and intellectual development. These three Great Untruths contradict basic psychological principles about well-being and ancient wisdom from many cultures. Social psychologist and NYU Stern Professor, Jonathan Haidt, and co-author, First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff, 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 doesn’t kill you makes you weaker always trust your feelings and life is a battle between good people and evil people. Rates of anxiety, depression and suicide are rising-on campus as well as nationally. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and are afraid to speak honestly. They explore changes in childhood including the rise of fearful parenting, the decline of unsupervised play, and the new world of social media that has engulfed teenagers in the last decade.Something has been going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. They situate the conflicts on campus in the context of America's rapidly rising political polarization, including a rise in hate crimes and off-campus provocation. Lukianoff and Haidt investigate the many social trends that have intersected to produce these untruths. Anyone who embraces these untruths-and the resulting culture of safetyism-is less likely to become an autonomous adult able to navigate the bumpy road of life.

These three Great Untruths are incompatible with basic psychological principles, as well as ancient wisdom from many cultures. 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 doesn't kill you makes you weaker always trust your feelings and life is a battle between good people and evil people. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and afraid to speak honestly. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising. 'Something is going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years.

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