Simon Sinek: Video Analysis

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Reviewing this video allowed me to really see how engaged millennials are in technology. Although we don’t really think about it when doing it, we are more involved with our phones than actual people. I do agree with Simon Sinek because he made a lot of great points. For one, when going to an environment such as a meeting, and or class instead of having full blown conversations with the people around us, we immediately check our notifications. We don’t ask each other how we are doing, and we don’t engage with others when needing

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