The "Quarter-Life Crisis" Meme
I just finished reading Juliana Piskorz' piece at The Guardian , and was left with some thoughts to share. She writes about how traditional life and work dreams don't map well to the lives many Millennials are experiencing, and the resulting sense of hopelessness and despair. First, this feeling isn't at all unique to Millennials. Pretty much everyone experiences it, often multiple times. Especially after traumatic events like losing a job or a relationship, or merely when comparing yourself to others in your circle (the "Greener Grass" syndrome). Second, the problem isn't having a poor outlook. That's putting it backwards. It starts with having toxic dreams. Such dreams have nothing whatsoever to do with who you are, and are typically taken in as whole cloth because we were raised on them by family, culture, media and society. Please, push back against all such toxic dreams. Free yourself from their pernicious grasp. It would be bet...