Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 hours agoWhat Is Your Quarter-Life Crisis Trying to Tell You?
The quarter-life crisis is driven by internal factors like purpose, meaning, and anxiety, alongside external pressures such as financial instability.
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fromMail Online
19 minutes agoHALF of Gen Alpha plan to ditch marriage and kids, survey reveals
Dr John Allan stated that Generation Alpha, many of whom are now approaching adulthood, are clear about what they want from their future. However, many do not feel ready for what comes next, particularly regarding the confidence, independence, and practical skills needed to navigate life after education.
Relationships
#gen-z
Marketing
fromMacon Telegraph
1 day agoGeneration Z marketing strategies for small businesses
Understanding Gen Z's values and preferences is crucial for small businesses to effectively market and connect with this generation.
Marketing
fromColumbus Ledger-Enquirer
1 day agoGeneration Z marketing strategies for small businesses
Gen Z prioritizes sustainability, transparency, and social responsibility in their purchasing decisions.
Startup companies
fromFortune
2 days ago$12 billion crypto company boss says Gen Z 'create an absurd amount of chaos' and make him want to pull his hair out-but he's betting on them anyway | Fortune
Gen Z workers are often seen as difficult but possess exceptional skills that can drive innovation and success in companies.
fromQueerty
4 hours agoSpectacle or support? The complicated visibility of trans youth in film & TV - Queerty
Since the 1990s, a largely underground upwelling of trans creativity has helped new trans identities, communities, and political movements come together. Trans Cinema provides an entryway to the wildly diverse and creative cinema made by trans creators, including those who are BIPOC.
LGBT
#generational-differences
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
10 hours agoPsychology says people who grew up in the 1960s and 70s don't handle hardship better than everyone else because they are stronger - they handle it better because they were never offered the alternative, and a person who was never offered the alternative develops a relationship with difficulty that people who were offered it spend their whole lives trying to build in a gym - Silicon Canals
Struggling is a norm for my generation because we never knew life could be comfortable.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoTwo generations are currently arguing about work ethic when what they're actually arguing about is whether suffering should be a prerequisite for dignity. One generation believes it is because that was the deal they were offered. The other is trying to renegotiate. - Silicon Canals
Generational differences in work ethic stem from a broken contract between Boomers and Gen Z regarding dignity and economic stability.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
10 hours agoPsychology says people who grew up in the 1960s and 70s don't handle hardship better than everyone else because they are stronger - they handle it better because they were never offered the alternative, and a person who was never offered the alternative develops a relationship with difficulty that people who were offered it spend their whole lives trying to build in a gym - Silicon Canals
Struggling is a norm for my generation because we never knew life could be comfortable.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoTwo generations are currently arguing about work ethic when what they're actually arguing about is whether suffering should be a prerequisite for dignity. One generation believes it is because that was the deal they were offered. The other is trying to renegotiate. - Silicon Canals
Generational differences in work ethic stem from a broken contract between Boomers and Gen Z regarding dignity and economic stability.
#social-media
Social media marketing
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoPsychology says people who never post on social media but check it every day aren't passive - they opted out of the performance while keeping the window, and keeping the window without paying the price is the most rational position available and the one the platform was specifically designed to make feel antisocial - Silicon Canals
Silent scrollers on social media actively choose to observe rather than post, demonstrating discipline and self-control contrary to common perceptions.
Social media marketing
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoPsychology says people who never post on social media but check it every day aren't passive - they opted out of the performance while keeping the window, and keeping the window without paying the price is the most rational position available and the one the platform was specifically designed to make feel antisocial - Silicon Canals
Silent scrollers on social media actively choose to observe rather than post, demonstrating discipline and self-control contrary to common perceptions.
#ai
Silicon Valley
fromFortune
13 hours agoHe was coding at 12 like Elon Musk and became one of Google's youngest ever CMOs-but now says Gen Z are better off ice skating than learning to code | Fortune
AI has rendered coding obsolete, emphasizing the need for creativity, resourcefulness, and execution instead.
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
3 hours agoAnon(ymous) in Mountain View | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey, featuring a star-studded cast, tells the epic tale of Odysseus, who embarks on a ten-year journey to return home.
London music
#happiness
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoFor decades, researchers found that happiness follows a U-shaped curve - high in youth, lowest in your 40s and 50s, then rising again. Most of us are in that middle dip right now. - Silicon Canals
Happiness typically dips in midlife, reaching a low around ages 47 to 49, before increasing again into old age.
Higher education
fromFortune
1 hour agoThe billionaire Anthropic cofounder who majored in literature and says knowing how to ask the right question beats knowing how to code | Fortune
AI is highlighting the value of liberal arts degrees, emphasizing the importance of storytelling and interdisciplinary thinking for future careers.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
18 hours agoThe people who become extremely selective about their time in their forties aren't becoming antisocial. They've simply collected enough data to know exactly which interactions leave them feeling more like themselves and which ones require a recovery period that nobody sees. - Silicon Canals
Social interactions have an energetic and emotional cost that varies based on the individuals involved.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoThere's a kind of exhaustion specific to people who grew up in the 1960s and 70s - not physical tiredness but the cumulative weight of having been reliable for so long, for so many people, with so little reciprocity, that they genuinely cannot remember what it felt like to be the one who was taken care of - Silicon Canals
Reliability can overshadow personal identity, leading to emotional exhaustion and a lack of self-care.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoThere's a generation of people who were praised exclusively for being easy to deal with, and they became adults who genuinely cannot tell the difference between being content and being convenient. The two feelings merged so early that separating them now feels like surgery. - Silicon Canals
A false ground in electrical work symbolizes individuals raised to be easy, appearing fine but lacking true grounding in their own needs.
Careers
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoI'm 66 and I finally realized that I've spent my entire adult life chasing a version of success that my father defined in 1985 - and the reason I feel so empty now isn't because I failed, it's because I succeeded at building someone else's dream and called it mine - Silicon Canals
Success can be inherited but may not align with personal fulfillment or happiness.
Media industry
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago'I Live to Work': MrBeast Admits His Work-Life Balance Isn't 'Healthy' - Here's How He Built YouTube's Biggest Audience
MrBeast, with 476 million subscribers, admits to an unhealthy work-life balance while striving to make Beast Industries a major entertainment company.
Social media marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoSocial media was once a great global conversation. Now it's just individuals locked into their own private worlds | Tom Whyman
Twitter once felt like a global conversation platform that shaped personal relationships and values, but usage has significantly declined over time.
Careers
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoI've watched three generations enter the workforce, and what Gen Z calls "hustle culture" is what my generation simply called showing up - but before you dismiss that as boomer arrogance, there's something underneath it worth understanding - Silicon Canals
Generational differences in work ethic reflect changing economic realities and expectations around fulfillment and mental health in the workplace.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
11 hours agoPsychology says the people who age most visibly aren't the ones with the hardest lives - they're the ones who never learned to put things down, who carried every disappointment and every grievance and every unfairness forward into the next decade, and the carrying shows, eventually, in ways that no amount of sleep or skincare has ever been shown to address - Silicon Canals
Chronic psychological stress and the inability to release emotional burdens accelerate aging and impact physical appearance.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPeople who stop trying to be liked are often accused of having an attitude - by the people who most benefited from them having none - Silicon Canals
Setting boundaries often leads to others perceiving you as difficult or having an attitude problem, despite unchanged competence.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoI realized recently that I've spent years becoming whoever the room needed me to be - and now I honestly can't tell the difference between what I actually enjoy and what I've just been pretending to for so long it stuck - Silicon Canals
Constantly adapting to others' expectations can lead to losing touch with one's authentic self and preferences.
Marketing
fromCity AM
3 weeks agoMeet Gen Zalpha: The new generation up-starts reshaping consumer culture
Gen Zalpha, the fusion of young Gen Z and older Gen Alpha, wields significant commercial influence through direct purchases and persuasion over parents, making them a critical target market for brands.
Mental health
fromwww.psychologytoday.com
1 month agoWhy Gen Z Feel Less Happy Even as Society Gets Richer
Material prosperity and technological advancement have not translated into increased happiness, with younger generations reporting the lowest well-being despite unprecedented access to education, healthcare, and information.
fromFast Company
2 months agoYounger generations aren't just growing up online
For today's young people, online content isn't a backdrop to daily life-it is daily life. Streaming platforms, short-form video, and social media don't just entertain; they influence how young people see themselves, their health, and what behaviors are seen as normal or aspirational. Movies, television, and streaming content still have influence, but as the digital ecosystem expands, so does its power to shape choices-for better and for worse.
Public health
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoWhy is everyone so obsessed with gen Z?
Generation Z is the most studied generation due to their unique digital immersion from infancy, distinctive behaviors, and significant economic influence on employers and marketers seeking to understand and reach them.
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