DIY Therapy Jun 08, 2015 health & wellness technology apps mindfulness self-esteem Health Hackers ... ashamed to tell their friends anymore. ISAIAH, 19, ALSimilar to how Ys are Health Hackers who don’t want to rely on medical experts and instead prefer to create their own wellness plans, they’re also empowered to take therapy into their own hands. They’re inclined to take a self-help approach to their wellbeing, engaging in ordinary activities with the specific purpose of maintaining or enhancing their emotional state. Rather than communicating with a counselor and trusting that this person knows them ...
Health Hackers Jun 05, 2015 health & wellness technology apps quantified self Health Hackers ... . This is yet another example of how Ys are disrupting stagnant systems in an effort to bring them in-line with the modern era. EXPERT THOUGHTS ON HEALTH HACKERS My Millennial patients are demonstrating a profound initiative in managing their health and wellbeing. If a patient is suffering from an ailment, they have already googled the symptoms by the time we meet and have at least an educated guess of what’s going on in their bodies. This represents a shift in the way the patient used to view me, as ...
Mixed Emotions Mar 20, 2018 health & wellness social life mindfulness ... private discussion that mostly happened in a closed doctor’s office for generations past to a public topic of conversation occurring in real-life forums and across social media platforms for modern youth. Gen Ys kicked off the health and wellness movement with a widespread passion for physical fitness and became Health Hackers by challenging traditional approaches to create their own definition of healthy; mental health followed as an area of exploration, as avenues for discussion opened up for what ...
All In Good Time Aug 31, 2015 career family home money relationships ... “hacking” various systems, ranging from health (see Health Hackers) to finances. Consequently, the unattainability of “having it all” in the traditional sense is not an understanding that they are only just acquiring as they enter adulthood; rather, having borne witness to prior generations’ struggle for it, they are more willing to accept tradeoffs than they are to grapple with a lack of fulfillment in any particular area. However, they also recognize that those tradeoffs will shift as they progress ...
Numbers Game Mar 20, 2017 technology quantified self sports ... Numbers Game is also gaining momentum because it taps a larger cultural obsession with personal data. In an extension of the quantified self movement, a new consumer category has been burgeoning to satiate this desire for measurable metrics. From wearable health trackers to “smart” apparel and sports gear, young consumers are hungry for goods and services that let them track their physical and mental performance, as it fuels their quest for self-improvement and optimization (see Health Hackers). To ...
Control Center Mar 25, 2018 health & wellness technology quantified self ... generations' need to take control has become particularly evident in the health realm in recent years. They have become Health Hackers who don't rely solely on doctors to tell them what’s what. Instead, they feel a responsibility to be informed and opinionated about their health and wellness and to have an educated discussion with medical experts about their wellbeing, in which they see themselves as partners in determining an approach that works best for them. Given this tendency, it's fitting that 45 ...
Control Center 21+ Mar 25, 2018 health & wellness technology quantified self ... generations' need to take control has become particularly evident in the health realm in recent years. They have become Health Hackers who don't rely solely on doctors to tell them what’s what. Instead, they feel a responsibility to be informed and opinionated about their health and wellness and to have an educated discussion with medical experts about their wellbeing, in which they see themselves as partners in determining an approach that works best for them. Given this tendency, it's fitting that 45 ...
Doctor Who? Mar 19, 2018 health & wellness mindfulness ... , 28, COA BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW FOR PHARMAThe pharmaceutical industry used to be seen as innovative, but now, it's typically perceived as profit hungry. Young people, who are accustomed to doing in-depth shopping research, particularly when it comes to matters of their personal health (see Health Hackers), are stopping and questioning the value of big pharma. In fact, a third of young people in the U.S. and UK do not trust pharmaceutical companies, and according to a SERMO poll, Millennials are ...
The Optimization Generation Sep 04, 2015 career home social life spending shopping ... culture, which celebrates the concept in everything from website design to health and wellness (see Health Hackers). But it’s more than a mere passing fad. The desire to get more from less is manifesting itself in all aspects of their lives, be it their careers, their social lives, or their shopping habits. Young people are realizing that having full calendars or a lot of possessions can be a burden not just to their financial health but also to their mental health. “Having a lot” used to be ...
Well Intentioned Jun 03, 2015 food & beverage health & wellness fitness nutrition self-esteem ... balanced approach (see Well Rounded) and a customizable, non-restrictive definition of what it means to be healthy (see Health Hackers). Considering Ys’ compulsions toward overindulging in wellness, marketing messages should present a modern and moderate image of fitness, being careful not to encourage young consumers to overdo it. Part of that depiction should recognize that it’s okay for Ys to stray from their health habits once in a while to help alleviate the pressure they feel to always do the ...
