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Category: Generations

  • The Peter Pan Problem: When Can Young Adults Grow up?

    BBC highlighted China’s trend of ‘full-time children’. But…let me edit this: More Young Workers in China Taking Career Breaks Due to Burnout and Unsustainable Corporate Culture. The term ‘full-time child’ is highly misleading, creating the image of a 20-something lying on the couch, eating Doritos. while their aging parents try to tend their needs. Reading…

  • Should Kids Dream Big Anymore?

    This The New York Times collection of mini interviews really zeroes in on the anxiety of post-graduate life…and the lack of big dreams. There’s hope in a lot of these reflections and definitely a desire to positively contribute to the world. But the short term tentativeness is painfully evident. Take Layla Flowers from University of Denver: “I…

  • Is AI “The End”?

    I’m so thankful someone is looking beyond the gloom and doom narrative of #AI .Yes, there is going to be a lot of restructuring in how businesses are run, what skills people are vying for, and what roles may become redundant. But for every redundancy, there’s a new role popping up to replace it. I would argue…

  • The Generational Debate: Find Something New to Fight About…I’m Done

    When I was younger, I loved a good fight. Anything I could stick my feet in the sand and debate someone until they had no serious arguments left. It was fun. It was exhilarating. It felt like winning. But somehow I was one the one losing. As do most winners of fights. The Circular Fight…