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Diary of a CEO · 2026-02-16

Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

The guest's own work

BookBy the guestISBN verified

The Anxious Generation

Jonathan Haidt

“Because I wrote a whole book called The Anxious Generation, focusing on teen mental health.”— Jonathan Haidt
BookBy the guest

The Amazing Generation

Jonathan Haidt

“Jonathan, you've just written this book, which is now out, called The Amazing Generation. And it's beautiful.”— Steven Bartlett
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The Happiness Hypothesis

Jonathan Haidt

“So in my first book, The Happiness Hypothesis, there's a metaphor in there. It's about 10 ancient ideas.”— Jonathan Haidt
BookBy the guest

The Five Resets

Aditi Nerurkar

“And also the five resets, which is a book we talked about before on the show, rewire your brain and body for less stress and more resilience.”— Steven Bartlett
BookBy the guest

Bot Brain: How to Stay Calm, Resilient and Human in the Face of AI

Aditi Nerurkar

“It's called Bot Brain, how to stay calm, resilient and human in the face of AI.”— Aditi Nerurkar

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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Enshittification

Cory Doctorow

“There's a wonderful book out now by Cory Doctorow who addressed the question why is it that everything all the platforms... seemed so wonderful at first.”— Jonathan Haidt
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When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows

Steven Pinker

“Steven Pinker has a book out last year called When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows. It's about the immediate change in a social system.”— Jonathan Haidt