Executive function
Subject in Mental Health
Executive function has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Jonathan HaidtAmerican social psychologist, professor at NYU Stern School of Business, and author of The Anxious Generation
Haidt argues the biggest harm from these technologies is not mental illness but the destruction of attention, focus, and executive function.
“The biggest damage is the destruction of the human ability to pay attention, to focus, and to pursue goals”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: NYU Professor: Do This for 2 Weeks to Get Your Focus, Motivation, & Life Back (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 30:19
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
NYU Professor: Do This for 2 Weeks to Get Your Focus, Motivation, & Life BackThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 14, 2026 · 59 min
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt tells Mel Robbins how quick dopamine from phones harms boys and girls differently and how to reclaim attention.