![]() Embracing these untruths-and the resulting culture of safetyism-interferes with young people’s social, emotional, and intellectual development. These three Great Untruths contradict basic psychological principles about well-being and ancient wisdom from many cultures. Social psychologist and NYU Stern Professor, Jonathan Haidt, and co-author, First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff, show how the new problems on campus have their origins in three terrible ideas that have become increasingly woven into American childhood and education: What doesn’t kill you makes you weaker always trust your feelings and life is a battle between good people and evil people. Rates of anxiety, depression and suicide are rising-on campus as well as nationally. ![]() Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and are afraid to speak honestly. ![]() Something has been going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. ![]()
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