The Millennial Problem
Simon Sinek, a mainstream speaker on leadership, states that the Millennial Generation was set at a disadvantage. Sinek summarizes that the difficulties with the Millennial Generation can be summarized into four categories: Parenting, Technology, Impatience, and environment. Personally, I agree with Sinek’s argument that the Millennials were set at a disadvantage, however I do not think that it is up to the corporations to fix the Millennial Generation. Rather, it is up to the individual to help themselves. His first point is that Millennial generation was raised under inadequate parenting tactics. An example he cites is that, “They were told that they were special – all the time, they were told they can have anything …show more content…
In my life, I was raised to believe that I was special and that I was superior to my peers. When I would fail a class, my mother would tell me, “It’s okay Nathan. You are smart and you can do anything you put your mind to!” She led me to believe that I was so much smarter than everyone else and that if I just worked hard I would have everything in life. Cause of my raising, I never gained gain the skills needed to succeed. This is true for others of the millennial generation as well. This self-assurance caused me to feel no stress or anxiety concerning my school work, so I turned to technology to entertain myself. I would spend more time in front of a computer screen, or on my phone, than I would with my own sister. Most of my time was spent watching videos of VanossGaming, SovietWomble, or Aphmau on YouTube or I would be pinning pictures of Undertale and RWBY on Pinterest. I can’t even take a shower without blasting music with my computer on the toilet next to me, or sleep at night without that same music playing. I see these same trends in my fellow Millennials, whether it’s through their share of memes with me, their obsession with media outlets like Facebook, or even the inability to get off the phone for a conversation. Everything we see, everything we believe, everything we are is a collection of 1’s and 0’s. The instant gratification of electronic devices has led me to develop an impatience beyond measure. I am unable to stay calm when the internet begins to crawl, or when a video refuses to load. My legs begin to shake, I am unable to focus, and I struggle to keep my head straight. I see frustration in the eyes of my peers when I struggle to read aloud in class, or when my slow handwriting begins to pull them down in their efficient movement from topic to
Simon Sinek, a mainstream speaker on leadership, states that the Millennial Generation was set at a disadvantage. Sinek summarizes that the difficulties with the Millennial Generation can be summarized into four categories: Parenting, Technology, Impatience, and environment. Personally, I agree with Sinek’s argument that the Millennials were set at a disadvantage, however I do not think that it is up to the corporations to fix the Millennial Generation. Rather, it is up to the individual to help themselves. His first point is that Millennial generation was raised under inadequate parenting tactics. An example he cites is that, “They were told that they were special – all the time, they were told they can have anything …show more content…
In my life, I was raised to believe that I was special and that I was superior to my peers. When I would fail a class, my mother would tell me, “It’s okay Nathan. You are smart and you can do anything you put your mind to!” She led me to believe that I was so much smarter than everyone else and that if I just worked hard I would have everything in life. Cause of my raising, I never gained gain the skills needed to succeed. This is true for others of the millennial generation as well. This self-assurance caused me to feel no stress or anxiety concerning my school work, so I turned to technology to entertain myself. I would spend more time in front of a computer screen, or on my phone, than I would with my own sister. Most of my time was spent watching videos of VanossGaming, SovietWomble, or Aphmau on YouTube or I would be pinning pictures of Undertale and RWBY on Pinterest. I can’t even take a shower without blasting music with my computer on the toilet next to me, or sleep at night without that same music playing. I see these same trends in my fellow Millennials, whether it’s through their share of memes with me, their obsession with media outlets like Facebook, or even the inability to get off the phone for a conversation. Everything we see, everything we believe, everything we are is a collection of 1’s and 0’s. The instant gratification of electronic devices has led me to develop an impatience beyond measure. I am unable to stay calm when the internet begins to crawl, or when a video refuses to load. My legs begin to shake, I am unable to focus, and I struggle to keep my head straight. I see frustration in the eyes of my peers when I struggle to read aloud in class, or when my slow handwriting begins to pull them down in their efficient movement from topic to