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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
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When young people rally together around a political cause, from opposing the Vietnam War in the 1960s through peak periods of earlier climate activism in the 1970s and 1990s, they become energized, not dispirited or depressed.
“worship gold”
― The Poisoned King
― The Poisoned King
“To dare is to lose one’s balance; one’s footing in the world. Not to dare is to lose everything worth having.”
― The Poisoned King
― The Poisoned King
“That was a pity though. Thirty-two is in many ways a far better age than twenty-three.”
― The Fox Wife
― The Fox Wife
“Like young trees exposed to wind, children who are routinely exposed to small risks grow up to become adults who can handle much larger risks without panicking.”
― The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
― The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
“Don’t sell yourself short, Vi,” he says in one of his falsely cheerful voices. “You’re not just any girl. You’re a fun little tyrant.”
― Twelfth Knight
― Twelfth Knight
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