How is Tiktok rewiring your brain? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt and Harvard physician Dr Aditi Nerurkar reveal how tech addiction and short-form video are ROTTING your brain, and why AI chatbots could cause the next global addiction CRISIS! Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at NYU Stern and the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation. Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is a world-renowned expert in stress, burnout, and mental health, and best-selling author of ‘The 5 Resets’. Enjoyed the episode? Share this link and earn points for every referral - redeem them for exclusive prizes: https://doac-perks.com They explain: ◼️The "brain hacking" secrets tech companies use to hook you ◼️Why short-form video is shattering the global attention span ◼️The link between phone-based childhoods and the teen mental health crisis ◼️How TikTok causes a 40% drop in memory accuracy ◼️Why you must delete addictive slot-machine apps to reclaim your focus 00:00 Intro 02:40 The Largest Threat To Humanity Right Now 06:44 How Short-Form Videos Are Rewiring Your Brain For The Worse 09:40 What Your Phone Is Doing To Your Sleep, Heart, And Stress Levels 16:29 Why Short-Form Content Is Quietly Destroying Your Ability To Think 19:21 What’s Really Happening In Your Brain When You Scroll 26:38 What Happens When You Quit Social Media And Take Back Control 30:14 The Real Danger Behind Meta, Snapchat, And TikTok 36:18 The Dark Side Of Snapchat: Cyberbullying And Predators Exposed 41:37 Oxytocin, AI Chatbots, And What This Means For Your Brain 55:34 What If Your Business Depends On Social Media,Is There Another Way? 01:00:42 Why So Many People Feel Lost—And How Technology Plays A Role 01:06:30 Ads 01:07:31 The Simple Test To Know If You’re Addicted To Your Phone 01:26:22 What Is “Popcorn Brain” And Is It Happening To You? 01:28:18 Brain Rot: Why Adults Can Recover—But Teens Might Not 01:31:59 Why Australia Banned Social Media For Under-16s—And What Happens Next 01:43:30 Ads 01:45:47 Why Parents Can’t Sue Social Media Companies And What This Law Protects 02:04:43 How Technology Is Eroding Our Sense Of Meaning 02:08:53 How To Reclaim Meaning And Joy In A Hyper-Digital World 02:14:28 The 3-Second Brain Reset That Breaks The Scroll Cycle Follow Dr Aditi: Instagram - https://linkly.link/2aYTX Website - https://linkly.link/2aYTZ You can purchase Aditi’s book, ‘The 5 Resets’, here: https://linkly.link/2aYTd Follow Jonathan: X - https://linkly.link/2aYTq Website - https://linkly.link/2aYTs You can purchase Jonathan’s book, ‘The Amazing Generation’, here: https://linkly.link/2aYU7 Independent research: https://stevenbartlett.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DOAC-Attention-Discussion-Independent-Research-further-reading.pdf The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Wispr - Get 14 days of Wispr Flow for free at https://wisprflow.ai/DOAC Function Health - https://Functionhealth.com/DOAC to sign up for $365 a year. One dollar a day for your health Pipedrive - https://pipedrive.com/CEO
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at NYU and author of The Coddling of the American Mind, The Righteous Mind, and The Happiness Hypothesis. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Uncruise: https://uncruise.com/pages/lex - Notion: https://notion.com/startups to get up to $1000 off team plan - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Jonathan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonHaidt Jonathan's Website: https://jonathanhaidt.com Documents & Articles: 1. Social Media and Political Dysfunction: A Collaborative Review: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vVAtMCQnz8WVxtSNQev_e1cGmY9rnY96ecYuAj6C548/edit 2. Teen Mental Health Testimony: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Haidt%20Testimony.pdf 3. The Atlantic article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/ Books: 1. The Coddling of the American Mind (book): https://amzn.to/3MW4HqL 2. The Righteous Mind (book): https://amzn.to/3to0tkj 3. The Happiness Hypothesis (book): https://amzn.to/3Mb1xP2 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:25 - Social media and mental health 15:14 - Mark Zuckerberg 24:51 - Children's use of social media 35:36 - Social media and democracy 51:42 - Elon Musk and Twitter 1:08:13 - Anonymity on social media 1:14:12 - Misinformation 1:21:06 - Social media benefits 1:23:50 - Political division on social media 1:30:22 - Future of social media 1:36:14 - Advice for young people SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman