In a world obsessed with GDP, growth hacks, and digital reach, something quieter but far more dangerous is unraveling. A Recession of the Heart and Mind goes beyond the headlines of inflation and market downturns to expose a deeper collapse—one of empathy, attention, depth, and soul. This cultural analysis confronts the emotional, intellectual, and moral stagnation hiding beneath society’s economic engine.

Across thirty sharply observed chapters, this book examines the hollowing out of modern life—from the performative self-help economy to the algorithmic erosion of focus, the decline of genuine friendships, the weaponization of ignorance, and the moral outsourcing that has replaced introspection. It is a diagnosis of disconnection in an age of hyperconnectivity, where reaction substitutes for reflection, and outrage takes the place of vulnerability.

Written in a clear, unsentimental voice, A Recession of the Heart and Mind blends social commentary with psychological insight, exploring how burnout, tribalism, and monetized emotion have reshaped our inner worlds. It challenges readers to see attention as a scarce resource, empathy as a political act, and real conversation as a radical form of repair.

For readers of cultural criticism, social psychology, and anyone sensing that today’s crises go deeper than dollars and data, this book offers not escape—but orientation. It makes the case that the way out isn’t faster tech or better content, but a recovery of what we’ve quietly surrendered: the capacity to feel, to think, and to connect with depth.