Millenial Mind

There’s this idea that younger generations don’t want to work. That we’re lazy. That we don’t have the same work ethic our parents or grandparents had. But maybe we’re asking the wrong question. Maybe it isn’t “Why doesn’t this generation want to work?” Maybe it’s: “Why should someone have to work two or three jobs just […]

Sometimes I think millennials grew up in one of the most unique generations in history. We had an offline childhood. We rode our bikes until the streetlights came on. We played outside for hours. We survived dial-up internet, rented movies from Blockbuster, played Solitaire and MS Paint on the family computer, and learned how to

There was a time when I thought saying “yes” made me a good person. Say yes to extra work.Say yes to helping everyone else.Say yes to keeping the peace, even if it meant sacrificing my own. Like many millennials, I grew up believing that working harder, staying quiet, and pushing through discomfort were simply part

Sometimes I wonder if being a millennial means living with one foot in the past and one foot in the future. We’re old enough to remember life before the internet took over everything, yet young enough that we’ve spent most of our adult lives online. We grew up in two completely different worlds. As kids,

Sometimes I think about the childhood so many millennials shared. We rode our bikes until the streetlights came on. We knocked on our friends’ doors instead of sending a text. We built forts, climbed trees, got muddy, and let our imaginations fill the hours.  There was freedom in not being connected every second of the

Growing up, many of us were taught to respect our elders without question. We were told to be polite. Don’t talk back. Keep the peace. Work hard. Be grateful. Don’t make a scene. Respect was something we were expected to give freely. But somewhere along the way, many of us forgot that we deserved respect

Do you ever wish you could just… stop thinking? Not because you’re excited. Not because you’re inspired. But because your brain refuses to be quiet. For many millennials, our minds are always running. We think about work after we clock out. We replay conversations from three days ago. We worry about money, our parents, our

Millennials are often called the “stressed generation,” but is that really true? The answer is a little more complicated. Every generation has faced its own hardships. Our parents and grandparents lived through wars, recessions, family struggles, and countless personal challenges. Stress isn’t unique to millennials. What may be different is how we talk about it.

It’s become incredibly common to hear Millennials and Gen Z say, “Our parents ruined the economy,” “Boomers had it easy,” or “Older generations just don’t understand.” But is it really that simple? I don’t think so. Yes, every generation leaves behind challenges for the next one. Housing has become more expensive. Student debt is a