Brain Bites are “now and then” updates regarding trends, statistics, and interesting info-bites in personal economics. These tasty tidbits help maintain your edge over an unpredictable future. Think of them as cerebral snacks for the hungry mind!
The slogan “We are the 99%,” popularized by Occupy Wall Street protesters, refers to income inequality and wealth distribution in the U.S. between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of the population. When it comes to “making it,” many young persons today feel anxious and vulnerable.
Young persons increasingly put greater faith in the wisdom of crowds (such as Google) and prize the confidence of their peers above that of trusted sources of wisdom. But “tribal elders” represent a better source of wisdom, if you take the initiative to ask.
Humorist Will Rogers once said, “Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” But acquiring wisdom solely by experience has a psychological price. Is learning life’s lessons “the hard way”… the only way?
For every generation after WWII until now, population flowed from the city to the suburbs. But that tide, which long seemed inexorable, has begun to reverse. Nowadays, America’s cities are competing to lure well-educated Gen NeXters into vibrant and growing urban cores.
Why do many of us feel so rushed? If our watches are in good working order, time is the same for everybody. The problem is less how much time we have than how we perceive it. Increasingly, the stress-o-meter is maxed out.
30 dedicated years … and a great pension! After a career in public service, they’ve earned the right to the “good life.” But, who’s gonna pay for it? Unless drastic changes are made, future taxpayers from Hartford to Honolulu will be hopelessly in hock to police, firefighters, city managers, and teachers of the past.
Brain Bites are “now and then” updates regarding trends, statistics, and interesting info-bites in personal economics. These tasty tidbits help maintain your edge over an unpredictable future. Think of them as cerebral snacks for the hungry mind!
For many, raising children is the defining purpose in life. Done correctly, raising a child can be one of life’s most rewarding experiences. But loving one’s children and loving parenting are not the same thing.
Perhaps the most important economic advantage nubile NeXters have is something they rarely think about: time. What most young people severely underappreciate, however, is that our perception of the passage of time speeds up with age.
