![]() ![]() As we go through adolescence, we make this transition, where we now need the approval of our peers. When we’re very, very young, the only approval we need is the approval of our parents. When stress starts to show up in their lives, they are not turning to a person, they’re turning to a device.Īlmost every alcoholic discovered alcohol when they were teenagers. We have no restrictions on social media and cellphones. We have age restrictions on smoking, gambling and alcohol. In other words, it’s highly, highly addictive. “My Instagram is growing slower! Did I do something wrong? Do they not like me anymore?” The trauma for young kids is to be unfriended.ĭopamine is the exact same chemical that makes us feel good when we smoke, when we drink, when we gamble. ![]() It’s why we count the likes, it’s why you go back 10 times to see. We’ve all had it - when you’re feeling a little bit down or lonely, so you send out 10 texts to 10 friends, “hi, hi, hi, hi, hi.” ’Cause it feels good when you get a response. That’s why when you get a text, it feels good. Engagement with social media, and our cellphones, releases a chemical called dopamine. You have an entire generation growing up with lower self-esteem than previous generations through no fault of their own. The reality is there’s very little toughness, and most people don’t have it figured out. We’re good at showing people that life is amazing, even though “I’m depressed.” Everybody sounds tough, sounds like they’ve got it figured out. In other words, we’re good at putting filters on things. The other problem is we’re growing up in a Facebook/Instagram world. You have an entire generation that’s growing up with lower self-esteem than previous generations. In an instant, their entire self-image is shattered. You take this group of people, they graduate school and they get a job, they’re thrust into the real world and in an instant they find out they’re not special, their moms can’t get them a promotion, that you get nothing for coming in last and, by the way, you can’t just have it because you want it. It actually makes the person embarrassed because they know they didn’t deserve it, so it makes them feel worse. The science we know is pretty clear - it devalues the medal and the reward for those who deserve it and work hard. Some of them got into honors classes, not because they deserved it, but because their parents complained. The generation, too many of them grew up subject to “failed parenting strategies.” Where, for example, they were told they were special, they were told they could have anything in life, just because they want it. Millennials are 'the biggest liars' of all generations, survey reveals 'Kidults' spend hundreds monthly on toys they never had as children Gen Z, millennial women most proactive about addressing their health: poll 'Millennial gray' and the other 'cold, dreary' home color trends they favor detested by TikTok What I’ve learned: I can break it down into four pieces, four things, four characteristics: parenting, technology, impatience, environment. And because they confound leadership so much, what’s happening is leaders are asking the millennials, “What do you want?” And millennials are saying, “We want to work in a place with purpose, we want to make an impact, we want free food and beanbags.” So, there’s lots of free food and beanbags and yet for some reason, they’re still not happy. And they’re accused of being entitled, narcissistic, self-interested, unfocused, lazy. ‘Apparently, millennials, as a generation, which is a group of people born approximately in 1994 and after, are tough to manage. Now, as Sinek’s new book “ Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team” (Portfolio) hits the stands this fall, The Post has adapted an excerpt from his talk: Sinek, a corporate consultant and TED phenomenon, tapped into something big when he explained - in his clear, compelling and humorous way - why social-media obsessed millennials are having such a rough time adapting to the workplace. In December, bestselling author Simon Sinek gave a 15-minute speech on the “millennial question” that sent tsunami-sized waves through the Internet, racking up over 5 million views on YouTube. ![]()
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