Jonathan Haidt's Book Recommendations
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist and Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business. He is known for his research on morality, politics, and the impact of social media. Given his book recommendations, he seems interested in understanding societal issues, technology's effects, and strategies for personal well-being.
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📚 Books Recommended by Jonathan Haidt 10
Lincoln and the Fight for Peace
"A great book about a great man who was the moral leader that America desperately needed."
book list View source ↗"If you want to read a great book about a great man who was the moral leader that America desperately needed, read @JohnAvlon's moving bio of Lincoln's last weeks, and the long reach of his early death. Here's my Amazon review of it:"
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Of Boys and Men
"Important book."
book list View source ↗"Here is my blurb for @RichardvReeves's important book Of Boys and Men:"
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The Opposite of Spoiled
"I'm reading a wonderful book for those who want to raise uncoddled kids: "Unspoiled," by NYT columnist @ronlieber. It's about how to teach virtues while teaching kids how to handle money. I wish i had read it when my kids were in elementary school. Here's a gem: @LetGrow"
tweet View source ↗"A wonderful book for those who want to raise uncoddled kids."
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Nonzero
"My thinking has been very influenced by @robertwrighter's book NonZero, which is just as relevant today as it was in 1999. There IS a future in which digital media gives us a far better democratic society than we have today. But it may be hard to get from here to there."
tweet View source ↗"Just as relevant today as it was in 1999."
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Bittersweet
"This is a book to read, feel, and savor."
book list View source ↗"A gorgeous book was published yesterday. Bittersweet, by @susancain. My blurb for it: "She takes you to a room in your own heart full of treasures that you had forgotten about. This is a book to read, feel, and savor.""
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Breaking the Social Media Prism
"Lays out what kind of research we most need now to figure out how to make social media less harmful."
book list View source ↗".@chris_bail wrote a superb book "Breaking the Social Media Prism," based on his research. In this Nature commentary he lays out what kind of research we most need now to figure out how to make social media less harmful:"
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The Way Out
"Excellent book."
book list View source ↗"Great advice on how to avoid arguments and connect with people instead, with many insights from @PeterTColeman1 and his excellent book The Way Out."
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Let's Be Reasonable
"New ideas for people on the left and the right about why universities are important and how to improve them in our polarized time."
book list View source ↗"This is a really good book, with new ideas for people on the left and the right about why universities are important and how to improve them in our polarized time. By @marksjo1"
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How to Have a Good Day
"The main text for my pos psych course."
book list View source ↗"This should be really good. @Caroline_Webb_ 's book How to Have a Good Day is fantastic -- it's the main text for my pos psych course at @NYUStern. Here she'll apply it to covid times."
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Science Fictions
"About problems in science that interfere with truth-finding, and how to improve the process."
book list View source ↗"Here's a really thought provoking review by @Musa_alGharbi of a really interesting book by @StuartJRitchie: Science Fictions. About problems in science that interfere with truth-finding, and how to improve the process. Via @HdxAcademy"
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