Jonathan Haidt
Professor, University of Virginia
Jonathan Haidt is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is the author of The Righteous Mind and The Happiness Hypothesis.
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“Resilience” is being able to withstand hardship; “antifragility” goes one step further.
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How America became a fragile nation — and how it can get its resilience back.
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Kids are more anxious and depressed than ever. Is identity politics to blame?
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These psychological principles can unlock your resiliency.
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This is the most talked about Big Think video of 2018! What’s your take?
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Why free thought has died on university campuses.
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Being raised indoors might be the reason young Americans struggle in the adult world.
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Beyond trigger warnings and safe spaces lies an entire population that espouses victimhood in all walks of life.
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These psychological principles can make you more resilient.
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Learn about the basic software of your mind and you will develop moral humility.
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According to Haidt, we are the products of a complex evolutionary story that we do not fully grasp.
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Despite its faults, politics still gives Jonathan Haidt reason to hope.
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Happiness requires more than extended periods of pleasure.
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The Enlightenment’s focus on the individual has left us feeling all alone.
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Because thinking is for doing, we search for evidence that supports our opinions, not the other way around.
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No dysfunction needed: a normal childhood led to Jonathan Haidt’s exploration of happiness.
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Philosophy does not explain the meaning of life, psychology does.
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Jonathan Haidt speaks about happiness and how nothing is good or bad.
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