Humanology Sep 17, 2018 ... others) and the vulnerabilities and inconveniences that come with it, with 68% of young people in the UK and 63% in the U.S. saying they often use technology to avoid in-person social interactions. Additionally, social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, meant to enhance relationships, are simultaneously contributing to people’s feelings of FOMO and loneliness, with four in 10 youth in the U.S. and UK saying they think that technology creates isolation. Social media can create an illusion ...
Future Of Entertainment Sep 14, 2018 ... Ends The latest edition to the apocalypse genre, How It Ends follows Tom, a young lawyer, as he endeavors to survive a mysterious geological rapture that authorities cannot or will not explain to the public. In the midst of chaos and carnage, the plot explores how human relationships fare in the face of imminent danger. Y In the world of Y, a sci-fi series to arrive on FX, all men are dead except for one. The show is based on the comic book, Y: The Last Man, and takes place in a world of women ...
Control Center Mar 25, 2018 health & wellness technology quantified self ... restless or calm.Friendships/RelationshipsIn the quest for self-betterment, Ys and Zs are exercising a need for control in their relationships as well (see DND [Do Not Distress]). They're not seeking to control the individual but to understand the interpersonal dynamics at play, their role in the partnership, and how they can improve both the interactions and the relationships. One way this is playing out is through personality tests, which have come back in vogue. This manifests itself on a lighter ...
Control Center 21+ Mar 25, 2018 health & wellness technology quantified self ... restless or calm.Friendships/RelationshipsIn the quest for self-betterment, Ys and Zs are exercising a need for control in their relationships as well (see DND [Do Not Distress]). They're not seeking to control the individual but to understand the interpersonal dynamics at play, their role in the partnership, and how they can improve both the interactions and the relationships. One way this is playing out is through personality tests, which have come back in vogue. This manifests itself on a lighter ...
Peer Improvement Mar 24, 2018 social life friends ... become their best selves, turning their peer pressure into Peer Improvement. I think it [self-improvement] may disrupt some of your other social relationships. For example, if you're trying to take steps to focus on yourself, you may end up neglecting your other relationships. Generally though, I think self-improvement only serves to strengthen relationships with those around you. MAGGIE, 24, TXGrowing up in the era of participation ribbons, Ys were taught that they could be anything they wanted to ...
Mixed Emotions Mar 20, 2018 health & wellness social life mindfulness ... -improvement; externally, 57% of U.S. Trendsetters and 55% in the UK have made an effort in the past year to be nicer to other people as an element of their self-improvement. Emotional health plays a large role in my daily life. As a married man with a child, I believe that my mental state has an impact on those relationships every day, and those relationships are the most important in my life. If I am not in the right mental state, if I have not spent time to identify the reasons for my emotions (either ...
The Malevolution Mar 17, 2018 fashion & beauty gender health & wellness grooming men ... they want to enjoy similar social freedoms like the ability to express emotion an vulnerability without fear of backlash. Skeptics might balk at this notion since men have been privilege to far vaster freedoms than women throughout history, but as author and former professional football player Lewis Howes asserts in The Mask of Masculinity: How Men Can Embrace Vulnerability, Create Strong Relationships, and Live Their Fullest Lives, men are being held back by socially prescribed pressures to ...
The New Social Norms Dec 18, 2017 social life friends nightlife social media ... them to form new friendships since their peers often don't want to invest the time and energy in fostering new relationships and then have the work of a bigger friend group; as a result, they often feel that they have No New Friends.This shift is even affecting the relevance of social media today. Young adults are finding that they're less likely to get the quality interactions on social media that they enjoyed in years past, as such platforms have become infiltrated with brands and entertainment ...
Go Big Or Go Home Dec 17, 2017 play social life experiences friends ... feel it's important to have adventures apart from their significant other in order to grow personally, and that coming back and sharing their experiences can in fact enrich their relationships. Moreover, as many Ys aren't having children until later in life, and a significant share don't plan to at all (see No Kid[ding]), they simply have more time than Boomers and Gen Xers did to "go big" in their social lives. Yet even those who have children are having notable adventures frequently, too, since ...
DND (Do Not Distress) Dec 11, 2017 social life friends social media ... , brands should consider serving as a social concierge, streamlining the discovery and planning processes. Meanwhile, just as modern youth are taking a quality over quantity approach to many aspects of their lives, from the clothes they buy to the drinks they consume, they are likewise doing so with friendships. We're starting to see a shift away from big “squads” and a greater focus on having fewer, more meaningful relationships due to how much is required for one to be a good friend today (see No New ...