The Year We Lost Our Minds: 2012, Smartphones, and the Suicide Surge

Since 2012, the world has been living through an unrecognized epidemic of fractured attention and rising despair. The Year We Lost Our Minds unravels the hidden links between the smartphone’s rise, collapsing attention spans, and the alarming surge in suicide rates—especially among young people. Samson Harper combines hard data with gripping narratives to show how infinite scroll, dopamine-driven notifications, and algorithmic feeds have reshaped the human mind. This is not a call to abandon technology, but a deeply researched investigation into how to reclaim our focus, restore mental health, and navigate the digital age without losing ourselves.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FMJRQFNH
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 14, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 177 pages
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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