Jonathan Haidt’s work of nonfiction is about something many of us have suspected for a while: the harm that comes from looking at your smart phone too often. His main thesis is that smart phones have done a disservice to children of GenZ( anyone born after 1995), cutting them off from direct contact with their peers, harming their education, introducing them to pornography and resulting in anxiety and depression. Haidt cites statistics, studies and personal experiences that support his theories.

I decided to read The Anxious Generation because it appeared to be the nonfiction buzz book this year. I was not disappointed. The Anxious Generation is not a difficult, dry read. It has interesting examples, easy to understand graphs and statistics, and Haidt certainly convinced me that I, like so many others, am spending too many waking hours looking at my phone!