Attention Economy


Monday, November 14, 2022

Challenges Facing Gen Z

Covid, technology and the economy have made new college graduates an angsty bunch, but now is the time they should be taking more risk, not less.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/gen-z-really-does-have-it-harder-than-millennials/2022/11/14/fc833ae8-6413-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html
Vassar College psychology professor Abigail Baird explained that taking risks as a teenager is an important part of brain development. Testing limits and experiencing setbacks trains your brain to cope with risks and bad outcomes when you get older. If you miss out on this experience, taking risks will be harder as you age.