"Are You Tired of Playing the Plastic Plant?" On social media, everyone looks perfectly "green." Shiny clothes, flawless lives, and endless highlight reels. But behind the screen, so many teenagers are secretly panicking inside (gelabah piang)—feeling empty, easily triggered, and mentally fragile the moment a minor wind of trouble blows their way. Why? Because we are too busy grooming our leaves while leaving our roots to rot. This book is a machete (parang) for teenagers to start clearing the thick weeds of bad habits cluttering their minds. It is time to bridge the gap between cutting-edge brain science (neuroscience) and the raw, practical wisdom of village life: • Taming the Wild Rooster: Calming your Amygdala (the "Anxious Rooster") that constantly squawks and sends you into unprovoked panics. • Breaking the Chemical Fertilizer Addiction: Cutting off the cheap dopamine hits fed to you by your smartphone screen. • Erecting the Main Pillar (Tiang Seri): Building a rock-solid identity so you stop living as a slave to online validation. It is time to take off the mask. Let’s pull up a bench, have an honest, down-to-earth chat, and grow roots that grip the earth. Welcome to the world of the Panglima Muda—the Young Warrior.