The Amazing Generation

A guide to friendship, freedom,
and fun in the real world.

By Jonathan Haidt & Catherine Price

Soon after The Anxious Generation was published, parents, caregivers, and teachers reached out asking for a version they could share with the kids in their lives. Jon Haidt teamed up with Catherine Price, bestselling author of How to Break Up With Your Phone, and illustrator Cynthia Yuan Cheng to create The Amazing Generation. This guide includes stories from real young adults navigating smartphones and social media in their own lives, a graphic novel, and tons of tips for using tech as a tool and finding fun in the real world.

Jonathan Haidt
Author & Cofounder
Catherine Price
Coauthor of The Amazing Generation

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What people are saying:

“An important antidote to the daily pull and messaging of the online world.”

–NPR.org

“To my amazement, my kids are literally fighting over who’s reading it first.”

—S. Bolivar

“The advice is specific and persuasive: Delete your account. Put down your phone. Go outside.”

—Washington Post Book Club

“…A fun reminder that life off-screen can be just as exciting as the digital world, if not more.”

—School Library Journal

“Will inspire balanced and thoughtful decision-making in a world where technology is designed to promote impulsivity.”

—Kirkus

“Since reading it, [my son] has been more willing to take risks with skateboarding and drums, running a book swap . . . even facing vaccines with a brave face. I’m so proud of him.”

—Natalie B

“I don’t know what magic this book has, but it’s already been life-changing for us.”

—Garrett A.

About the book

The Amazing Generation: How to Choose Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World is a practical guide for kids and teens in the digital age.

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, this book is packed with surprising facts, interactive challenges, and secrets tech leaders don’t want you to know. It features a mini graphic novel and real-life stories from young adults who wish they hadn’t gotten a smartphone so early and want to help the next generation make different choices.

The Amazing Generation isn’t just another book about what not to do; it inspires kids and teens to use tech as a tool without letting it use them and helps them fill their lives with real friendship, freedom, and fun.

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