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’. 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 focusEnjoyed the episode? Share this link and earn points for every referral - redeem them for exclusive prizes: https://doac-perks.com 00:00 Intro02:26 The Largest Threat To Humanity Right Now—And Why No One Wants To Admit It06:31 How Short-Form Videos Are Rewiring Your Brain For The Worse09:26 What Your Phone Is Doing To Your Sleep, Heart, And Stress Levels16:15 Why Short-Form Content Is Quietly Killing Deep Thinking19:07 What’s Really Happening In Your Brain When You Scroll26:24 What Happens When You Quit Social Media—And Take Back Control30:00 The Real Danger Behind Meta, Snapchat, And TikTok36:05 The Dark Side Of Snapchat: Cyberbullying And Predators Exposed41:23 Oxytocin, AI Chatbots, And What This Means For Your Brain55:20 What If Your Business Depends On Social Media—Is There Another Way?01:00:28 Why So Many People Feel Lost—And How Tech Plays A Role01:06:16 Ads01:07:17 The Simple Test To Know If You’re Addicted To Your Phone01:26:08 What Is “Popcorn Brain”—And Do You Have It?01:28:04 Brain Rot: Why Adults Can Recover—But Teens Might Not01:31:45 Why Australia Banned Social Media For Under-16s—And What Happens Next01:43:16 Ads01:45:33 Why Parents Can’t Sue Social Media Companies—And What This Law Protects02:04:29 How Technology Is Eroding Our Sense Of Meaning02:08:39 How To Reclaim Meaning And Joy In A Hyper-Digital World02:14:14 The 3-Second Brain Reset That Breaks The Scroll CycleFollow Dr Aditi:Instagram - https://linkly.link/2aYTX Website - https://linkly.link/2aYTZYou can purchase Aditi’s book, ‘The 5 Resets’, here: https://linkly.link/2aYTd Follow Jonathan:X - https://linkly.link/2aYTqWebsite - 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.pdfThe 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 healthPipedrive - https://pipedrive.com/CEO