How to Restore America's Humanity [Best Reads]

In my work as a behavioral designer, I come across important stories on how psychology influences our behavior. Every week, I share my round-up of the most important stories at the intersection of psychology, technology and business. I hope you enjoy them!

Here's My Review of The Social Dilemma: No, Social Media Is Not 'Hijacking' Your Brain [AUDIO] (Podcast) I offer my review of the Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma.

Love is Measured By the Benefit of the Doubt: The Secret to True Kindness (NirAndFar) Defaulting to the benefit of the doubt by assuming positive intent can help you live more peacefully and joyfully.

 Is growing up immersed in screens damaging our children? (New Statesman) Some thinkers argue that technology is actively beneficial, teaching them the the social skills we fear they are losing.

Humans vs Machines: The Future of Creativity (Creative Hotline Podcast) Creative Hotline is a new weekly call-in advice show for artists, makers and entrepreneurs. My good friends and fellow authors, Shane Snow and Allen Garnett, dive into audience questions ranging from what is the relationship between drugs and creativity to how will AI reshape the arts (all while trying, successfully, to crack each other up).

How to Restore America's Humanity (Scientific American) Guaranteeing economic security is crucial. So is sending the message that everyone one of us matters.

There's a Better Way to Parent: Less Yelling, Less Praise (The Atlantic) When Michaleen Doucleff met parents from around the world, she encountered millennia-old methods of raising good kids that made American parenting seem bizarre and ineffective.

Happy reading!

- Nir

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Nir Eyal is formerly a Lecturer in Marketing at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. His first book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, is an international bestseller and taught companies how to design more engaging products. His second book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, reveals the Achilles' heel of distraction and provides a guidebook for getting the best of technology without letting it get the best of us. Nir blogs at NirAndFar.com