The coddling of the American mind: how good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure

Introduction: The search for wisdom

Part I. Three bad ideas. The untruth of fragility : what doesn't kill you makes you weaker ; The untruth of emotional reasoning : always trust your feelings ; The untruth of us versus them : life is a battle between good people and evil people

Part II. Bad ideas in action. Intimidation and violence ; Witch hunts

Part III. How did we get here?. The polarization cycle ; Anxiety and depression ; Paranoid parenting ; The decline of play ; The bureaucracy of safetyism ; The quest for justice

Part IV. Wising up. Wiser kids ; Wiser universities ; Wiser societies

Appendix 1: How to do CBT ; Appendix 2: The Chicago Statement on Principles of Free Expression.

Three bad ideas. The untruth of fragility : what doesn't kill you makes you weaker ; The untruth of emotional reasoning : always trust your feelings ; The untruth of us versus them : life is a battle between good people and evil people

Bad ideas in action. Intimidation and violence ; Witch hunts

How did we get here? The polarization cycle ; Anxiety and depression ; Paranoid parenting ; The decline of play ; The bureaucracy of safetyism ; The quest for justice

Wising up. Wiser kids ; Wiser universities ; Wiser societies