You’re stuck. You know you’re stuck. And yet, every morning you wake up and tell yourself the same comforting lie. “Maybe today will be different. Maybe this time it’ll work out. Maybe I just need to stay positive and things will change.” You’re not optimistic. You’re addicted to hopium. It’s the most socially acceptable drug…
You’ve probably noticed something’s changed in the past decade or so. Maybe you’ve felt it at work, where you’re suddenly walking on eggshells around certain topics. Maybe you’ve seen it in your kids’ schools, where the curriculum can also focus on identity and the oppression of certain views rather than just learning. Maybe you’ve watched…
In the last few articles, I’ve spent some time describing the different groups that make up your society. I hope you can now see where you fit (or don’t fit) with a little bit more clarity. Maybe you’ve also got a feel for some of the problems you face being where you are. But let’s…
“He’s finished school,” his mum said matter-of-factly. “He needs a sick note so he can get his benefits.” I grew up thinking that if I put in the graft, I’d get the rewards I was due. That’s how the world worked, right? Effort equals outcome. Work hard, reap the benefits. And although this ethos of…
“Ooooh,” I groaned, tilting my head slightly and letting my voice rise just a touch at the end of the sentence. “Your joints must be telling you something?” I was deliberately using what’s known in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Ericksonian Hypnotic language as a selectional restriction violation. Her joints couldn’t actually talk to her,…
You’ve read about the generations — Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, Generation Z, Generation Alpha. You’ve seen how each generation faces its own challenges, how cultural shifts are reshaping everything. Now we need to talk about what happens when all of these forces converge on real people living real lives. We need to talk about…
I wrote these articles on the other generations years ago, and since I wrote those initial drafts a brand new generation has emerged that deserves our attention. Born from 2010 onwards, Generation Alpha is the first generation born entirely in the 21st century. They’re the children of Millennials and younger Generation Xers, facing problems that…
I’m Generation X, but I was spending too long at work to have kids early enough for them to be Millennials. My kids, however, belong to Generation Z. Generation Z were born after the turn of the century. They’re post-9/11. They’ll inherit debt from the financial crisis. They’ll face global warming, and the transition from…
Let’s move on to the Millennials, also known as Generation Y. Born from the early 1980s until before the turn of the century, they are achievers. They’re networked. They’re team-oriented. Yet the Millennials also live in a world that has moved even further away from the stability available to the generations before them. Millennials have…
I was born in the 70s. In fact, anyone born after the mid-60s to the early 80s is said to be a member of my generation too. I am a member of Generation X. We are the non-Baby Boomers. If you simply look at the numbers, we’re also a minority. We’re the post-boom generation sandwiched…