genme ([info]genme) wrote,
@ 2006-04-19 09:02:00
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Tentative time for the Today show appearance is 8:09am on Thursday. I am leaving for NYC soon. (My dad is here for a conference so he will have the house to himself!)

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ouch! my leg!
[info]flw
2006-04-19 10:26 pm UTC (link)
fly. land. drive. talk. fly. land. drive. sleep. fly. land. drive. talk. fly. land. drive. sleep.

Break a leg!

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Re: ouch! my leg!
[info]genme
2006-04-22 11:15 pm UTC (link)
Those words sum up the trip so damn well.

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question
(Anonymous)
2006-04-20 01:25 pm UTC (link)
This is an interesting topic. I and others around my age have often commented on what appears to be the very late blossoming, seemingly unmotivated youth of today (e.g., 25 year-old college educated waitress who still lives at home). However, my sense is that eventually these young people will come into their own as their responsibilities for family, business, government, and country increase. Basically, I think that each generation experiences a developmentally appropriate "me state" wherein they are completely self-absorbed, but then the realities of life set in and with it less emphasis on self. It might be that another part of the problem, besides parents failing to properly prepare their children for life's challenges, is that older generations are living longer, healthier lives and therefore are holding on to the reigns of responsibility much longer than in previous generations, which leads to a prolonged period of the "me state". It might be interesting to also compare the middle age adults across time to examine whether there are significant differences in outcome.

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Re: question
[info]genme
2006-04-22 11:18 pm UTC (link)
I think there's motivation in this generation; it's just placed and focused differently.

Plus there really was very, very little "me state" in previous generations. Men married at 22, women at 20 on average, and they often had children soon after. Mostly because of this, men found permanent or semi-permanent jobs fairly quickly after finishing high school or college.

Generation Me will eventually move to a less self-focused state, but it will probably still be more self-focused than previous generations were at younger ages. And it happens so much later.

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Interview--Great Job!
(Anonymous)
2006-04-20 01:35 pm UTC (link)
I enjoyed your interview this morning, and will be buying your book. As a public school teacher for 15 years, I agree with many of your points.

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Re: Interview--Great Job!
[info]genme
2006-04-22 11:16 pm UTC (link)
Thanks so much!! Interesting to hear you are seeing these things on the front lines, so to speak.

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