Thanks so much for this video Simon. I've watched this at least a dozen times over the last few months. I've deleted social media off my phone. Without doubt my mental health, my relationship with my wife and my bond with my toddler have all grown. Everyone should be made to watch this video. Legend.
This talk just reinforces my realization that I had great parents. They were "strict" while I was growing up, they gave me rules and standards. They taught me to have a good work ethic, if I wanted somthing i had to earn it. They always told me and showed me that they loved me but they discouraged me to be prideful, instead be pleased with a job well done and people well loved.
Awesome speech Simon. I am a Millenial, I do struggle with all you said, and with the fact I understood all this as a teenager yet nobody ever listened around me.
Mr Sinek, I have been introduced to you through a training group at a new job. After eagerly listening to and watching pretty much all the content you have on RUclips I cannot fathom how you remain so consistently positive with the knowledge you have. You have, without a doubt, changed my approach to human interaction, not only in my job but also in my own mind. You are a true inspiration and I want to thank you. Thank you.
People tend to forget that everything is subjective. What Sinek says can be applicable to some millennials but not all millennials. It is broad generalisation but the main points are being conveyed. If none of what he said applies to you, kudos to you, you are an exceptional millennial! I don't see why some people who claim that what he said is not entirely 'accurate' have to make a big fuss over his statements. It's almost a paradox or irony. Usually, the more we react, the higher the probability that we are rejecting the truth because it hurts us.
Of course nothing in life is 100%. For example, some cancers are very deadly, but not 100% of people die from them. There are always a few exceptions. Nothing in our universe is 100%. HOWEVER, that doesn't negate the fact that there is an entire generation (millennials) whose parents, teachers, and adults around them gave them prizes, awards, rewards, and accolades for coming in last, for doing nothing that took effort, for whining, for being weenies, and for being lazy, and they continue to expect something for nothing as they get older. Are 100% of them entitled a-hs? No. As in everything, there are a few exceptions.
I'm not saying Simon Sinek is not entirely accurate. I'm saying he's a weasel-worded buffoon. He talks about social media and cell phones, but ignores historical facts like the recession. Just another finger wagger who bemoans young people for buying too much avacado toast and not enough diamonds.
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I have seen this video countless of times. I always come back to it every so often. As I get older it seems to hit me harder and harder. I feel the emotion from Simon even more. It's heartbreaking.
It's a great message, and if I may take it a step deeper, the biggest problem here is that we as a society aren't doing enough to show people how to manage their emotions and relationships. You say "please take care of each other" but we aren't showing them how to do it. We want to optimize everything, and we try to apply that to our emotions, so we minimize the "bad" ones and maximize the "good" ones rather than embracing them all and sharing them with others. On the most basic level, that's the path to connection. Feel ALL of your feelings and share them with your family and friends.
All my wife's freinds said I was to hard on my son. The maintenance crew at the church keep asking when my son turned 16, finally she ask why they wanted to know. They said because he works harder for free, then the kids we pay & we can not hire him until he is 16. My son was taught if he wanted a job, he must make good grades, do his chores & learn how to do whatever he want to do in a job. So while my wife talked to friends after cherch, he would help the maintenance crew in order to learn what he needed to get a job at the church. He ended up in the kitchen as a cook & cooks better than my wife or my self when he was 20 years old. He can cook Sea bass with the trimmings, now he works as a electrician, to pay his way though Electrical Engineering school. He is an egale scout, born in 1994, so he is 25. Thanks for the video, I never knew that I was an okay Father until now.
Yes.. indeed what he's telling resonates with everyone ... We lack good leaderships, patience, and trust in relationship Most importantly instant gratification...w/o which we have a pang of pain. Kudos to you for bringing forth .. It's so good that people like you are talking abt this and seeking resolution of this.
I'm 55, I have a 33yr old, a 25yr old, and a 13yr old. I believe this is exactly the problem, he hit it right on the head, especially with my youngest two. Thank you.
Amazing! I always thought things like that, and think that I was born in the wrong time. Simon really translate what this generation must hear to be better.
It's funny upon mentioning the work place, it seems cyclical and self-fulfilling - as if it's millennials managing millennials; the bosses want instant results, are impatient, have trouble managing longterm goals, and would rather send a message about firing than talking about the problem.
READ ON!!! I was born in 97. What Simon Sinek is saying makes sense, and it is scary. I am glad I’m Jewish (orthodox). I keep Sabbath (from Friday night to Saturday night. YES, every week)), during which we can’t use electricity - no phones, no switching lights on and off, no cooking, etc. I don’t struggle though Sabbath when I’m cutoff from my phone. I spend a lot of time talking with my parents and siblings. I also read a lot. It’s a blessing; a resting day. I enjoy it a lot and my life would be crazy and stressful without it. I suggest that every person choose one day of the week to no just turn off your phone, but leave it in your bedroom, for example. Spend 1 day of the week without it. Even if at first it will be hard, I guarantee that you’ll come to love that day.
@@arkon22 I can understand where he's coming from. The religion was one of the mechanisms that allowed him to understand that you will be fine if you don't use your phone or any technology that we so rely on today and that you will feel so much better if you allow yourself to live a day without it. Most of us would be really upset just thinking about spending the day without electricity, phones and technology, let alone actually spending the day without electricity, phones and technology. Does this mean that we should all turn to religion and become Jewish? Ofc not. But I, as an atheist (neither Christian, Muslim, Jewish or Protestant), understand the good things and the virtues that religion teaches you to implement in your daily life and I implement them myself every day.
A friend just recommended this to me and I'm blown away by how popular this completely off base video is. Millennials were born from 1981-1996. This puts Millennials largely in a pre-smart phone, pre-social media, pre-texting era for most of their adolescence. Many of them grew up without access to cell phones or computers outside of school, let alone the internet (AOL era internet at that). I'm smack in the middle of the range and grew up in a well off area. None of my friends had cell phones before 16, most didn't have a home computer and internet access until around high school! Facebook came about at the end of my high school years, but you couldn't access it because it was only available for college students. Even then, unless you went to a certain set of schools you couldn't access it for years. Your entire supposedly scientifically backed theories (would really love to see the proof on that science) are drawing generalizations based on technology that simply didn't exist or wasn't largely accessible to the over 80 million people defined as Millennials during our adolescence. This may be what is "wrong" with Gen Z, but I think it's too early to pass judgement on an entire generation which is still aged 22 and younger.
who the heck downvote this great videos? by the way i still love watching this video i have watched this video every sunday morning and help me to develop my personal life i am 23 y/o and this video is WORTH so much better than music, tiktok and many useless video
I think Simon brings terrific insight to light about leadership and the challenges of today's world. Sometimes I agree, other times I don't. This video is a great primer for all leaders. The problem isn't going to be solved by leaders alone. We're in this challenge together. It's not a "millennial" question/problem - it's OURS.
Well said!! 👏 Very impactful talk. Worst case scenario in my generation, increased suicide rates, has been devastating to witness. Thank you for speaking out and being such an encouragement.
2022: Average home price is 7 times the median income 1972. Average home price is 3 times the median income That pretty much sums up how badly millenials were screwed.
Just graduated from college this year (21 years old)... I felt like if you are telling my story.... I will try my best to get over my cellphone... Seriously, as I'm thinking now I felt like I'm in a relationship with my phone... Thanks a lot...
From this 64 year old Boomer, you are very good at what you do! I’m not one to knock an entire generation, but I think you are being very constructive. On my FB page, I have about 40 Millennial friends. 35 of them are world class, U.S.F.S.A. figure skaters, and they are anything but the people who you describe. They are insanely driven, and they pursue a very beautiful, but very TOUGH sport. I’m sure that you would be as proud to be, “friends” with them as I am. Further, in my dealings with Millennials, I am always treated with RESPECT, and they will always catch the door for me, and refer to me as, “sir” which may make me feel old, but is the proper thing for them to do. Trust me when I say, that this generation is not dead yet! There is hope, and If I was in a position to deal with groups of them, the number one thing on my agenda would be to make sure that they all see this video. Well done sir! :-)
Well, I don't think that he was speaking about the dead generation. I believe Simon is an optimist. He has just faced us with a fact that the major among Millennials has the great problem caused by dealing with the Social Media. You say that your friends are successful in the tough sport, but you have never asked them if they are trully happy... Or maybe it is the case, that people who go in for sports are much happier people and they have less addiction to Media.
Well. you are actually in a place that know how to value things you had and what is going on now, you know the difference between now and then which is fantastic and you will be greatfull for the quality time you had too. I also believe people like you, use social media or anything generously and knowing when to shut down. But not all of the millennial are actually mindfulness, it's not their fault because they are thrown into this kind of world with full of stuffs and technology, so they feeling different, and most of older generation grew up with joint family may be, and lots of love from everyone in the family. But todays case is so different and esply kids in particular, we have to do something about it.
Davethreshold The trophy generation is exactly like it. I am so happy that my kids doesn’t belong to this generation. Your personal experience talks about exceptions but I guess you know if you relate around.
Awesome analysis, I see myself in some of the things said, and have been putting quite a lot of betterment processes since a while which helped me a lot... but your words definitely empower! TY
I think many of us "Millennials" did think that it was us and our problem. However upon hearing Simon talk I realized that I am not the only one in this boat which is nice to hear!
Yes! Yes! YES, FINALLY! You hit true and real! THANK YOU, Sir! You helped me move forward from a Plateau and Complacency! As well as I helping me realizing how I keep asking...what did I do wrong, how, why? And how did I choose Which...`
This is awesome! I was just talking to a friend yesterday about how technology has messed up how everyone relates to one another. So glad someone else thinks the same way.
Thank you for inspiration. I am working to get into an orthodontic programs mainly to listen and inspire kids and young adults, and you confirmed to me how important guiding the new generations is.
Technology & Instant gratification just destroyed my hard work, dedication, patience and attention span. It's like you know what you should do, you really really want to do but you're now unable to! Great book 'Leaders eat last'. Hats off to social dilemma documentary too actually.
@@__anintrovert__742 really.. struggling with the same thing.. listened to a lot of motivational speakers too.. but just not able to set myself into routine and action.. plus the pandemic has postponed my final exams... until when idk://
You are very young, time is on your side. Take his message to heart; slow and steady. 2 steps forward, 1 step back, is normal. Routine and action are themselves learned over time. I am 36 and still working on these things. The fact you know the problem means you're already ahead of the curve. Hear me out. For example, if you know you should read some book... read it for 5 minutes. Read one page a day. Many say "soon you'll be reading for hours" or "soon you'll be reading so many more pages" - but maybe this is not true. What is true, is that one page per day means you finish a 300 page book in a year, skipping some days even. I can say this because it is something I do. I am reading 2 pages a day of Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations". Just read the left page, the right page, flip and re-insert the bookmark. That's it. Very simple. I'm 1/2 way through it now. I look at it thinking, "how did that happen!?" Aim low. Do a little.
@@william-tm Frankly speaking though, generally people do not have patience to think in long term and play out. As the Bill Gates has rightly said: "Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years." But yeah you're right starting small is the key. Will read 2 pages today for sure of long awaited book.. Deep Work No strong commitments - just 2 pages :) Thanks sir!
@@__anintrovert__742 Go for it! And remember, you're not General People (o7), you're just you! Deep Work - I have a friend who is reading that. There are a lot like that... the key is putting something, even just one thing, into action. Otherwise it's just "productivity porn" as I call it... Fare Well, Sir!
Hi Simon, As a Millennial, I agree with some of what you say, but definitely not all of it. Here are some things I'd like to posit: 1) Difficulties in understanding Millennials is possibly amplified because there are two (or more) groups within the generation. There are older Millennials sans mobile phones and constant communication and younger Millennials who are all about merging reality with online experiences. I’d say both groups are still very adept at communicating, just maybe not in “traditional” ways. 2) To suggest we've lost the art of conversation isn't really fair. What distracts us from tasks and communicating is different, that's all. And who we are as a "generation" is almost secondary anyway to personality types, goals in life (yes we have those), economic circumstances, etc. It's all a rich tapestry. It's really up to you and your own friend group, regardless of age, to tell people not to be rude and be on their phone, device, VR gear, whatever, while they're with you. Just like you've done when going out with friends! (Shall be trying this in the future, good tactic). 3) As a whole, our generation has been told to “be ourselves” all our lives and then upon arriving at adulthood, particularly when entering the workforce, we’re expected to enter a world of black and white rule. Why take away our sliding scale of grey? As you can see, and conveniently ignore, I think saying we're used to being told "good job, here's your ribbon" all the time is only part of the picture as to our disillusionment with "the real world workplace". There are myriad issues. 4) Yes, addiction to digital devices and social media and being “always on” has become an issue particularly pertinent for my generation. Although, I’ve seen quite a lot of Gen X parent groups on their phones while out with friends… I'd argue this addiction has a greater link to the digital age itself, not a specific generation. True, health issues certainly exist for some, like anxiety, depression, and so on. They are impacting us and we don’t even know the full long-term effects, really. However, are these really the symptoms? Or the drive to spend more time online? I'd get to the 'why'. Why you (or wherever these stats came from) think more young people are depressed. Is it actually social media? Or is it a lack of job opportunities? Or is it that mainstream media still perpetuates certain values, only now 24/7? Or something else? 5) The point about parenting is interesting. I’m not a parent so I can’t really comment. I’d argue it’s even more difficult in a world of ephemeral media and rapidly evolving technology, but then again there have always been detractors from "wholesome family conversations", whether it be books, TV, pagers, computers, Gameboys, laptops, mobiles, etc. 6) In terms of "entitlement", I feel like that's certainly true of some Millennials but not of all of us. But I've also seen plenty of "entitled" Gen Xers and Boomers, and plenty who aren't. Again... kind feel like it's more of a how that person was raised/ personality combo there. Some people are just selfish arsewipes. 7) I will concede that #selfie culture is a bit contrived, but again, not a generational thing. Warhol anyone? It's just made it easier for everyone to do. Anyway, things have been posited.
Miles Openshaw Miles, you hit the nail on the head. I'm a Gen X'er, and I absolutely agree with your observations. I've been reading the comments section for over an hour looking for a response to Simon's rhetoric that I could actually agree with. You think for yourself, and don't let other people do the thinking for you. Thanks for not being a sheep.
As many have pointed out, the label millenial is kind of silly and flawed: It covers teenagers today, who have never grown up without cellphones and internet, but ALSO contains people born in the early 80s like myself... but I'm in my 30s, and I have a career and two kids. I don't think that's especially descriptive. I very much recognize the "participation trophy" idea or the "gifted student whose parents complain" but the older generation has completely overblown the effect on people who are now adults. Sinek conflates causes and effects here. I don't value my college degree not because I didn't work hard for it, but because I saw that others didn't have to. I want to avoid pointless corporate jobs because I was taught to value and take pride in my work, but managers want it done shoddily for short term profits. Basically, my generation seeks "impact" not because we're impatient and entitled, or because a certain parenting style has warped our worldview, but because we were taught to value one thing, and we see the hypocrisy of a society that rewards another. We're labelled as lazier than the "live to work" or "ambitious yuppie" generations, but we aren't stupid: we see that we'll get worse wages, benefits, and hours for our trouble compared to them. He's right that it's easy to self-medicate and get addicted to social media, but a lot of it is trying to make enclaves to act as support groups: connecting with other professionals, parents, students, and journalists because we feel that the "official" approved social structures for those things have failed us.
Simon, the Millennial Question has another dimension: Companies run by Millennials. I am a Software Developer, born late 70ies, working mainly for Startups the last decade - often run and populated mainly by Millennials I have seen rushed and irrational decision making, critical voices being expelled, a lack of ability to compromise and a "We tried that once, it didnt work, we stopped that" attitude.
Insightful and true. I am so blessed that I had the chance to spend long hours hiking and hanging out with my daughter throughout her adolescent life. We had a solid foundation of the importance of spending time, reading together, traveling, and enjoying simple things in life. I would never trade it for anything. And by the way, too much texting minimizes a person's communication skills and equates to a lack of confidence. It affects their social skills and it becomes a barrier to adapting to their environment.
I doubt it. Many millennials that succeed in becoming parents are trying to do a better job. Companies that I know are teaching better social skills (e.g. not allowing or frowning on cell phone use in meetings). Many millennials that I know are starting to look at their lives and are seeing what works and what doesn't.
As a psychologist/addiction specialist, i think the key here that I notice in the behaviors of those born after about 1990 is that they do not truly have an instinct to be aggressive in work or understand any method to achieve success in a career. AS an example, they feel that "networking" is some strange event that actually produces results.
But if I didn't check my FB when I decided to take a shit this morning I would have never found this video Haha jk, been watching this guys content for the past 5 years, always good stuff
hahaha, you have to decide even to take a shit?????? however why you watching this when you are shitting anyway? so it is not important right, and you didn't do either one of the job with mindfulness and half ass job in everything i guess
I swear you are so right. I always blame the decline of everything on cellphones. Boys no longer know how to actually ask a girl our because I mean if he goes on Facebook a lot of girls out there are waiting to get that message from the opposite sex and in other not to lose their interest, they are already agreeing to dates etc. I remember before the advent of cellphones in Nigeria, it was land phones and you can only imagine the hustle to speak to your love interest when you know that it's possible her Dad or big brother is going to be the one answering. I remember receiving love notes and poems but those are extinct in today's world. Everything is easy, it's easy for a husband to step out on his wife and vice versa because I mean we have social media and all that unlike before. We often times get disillusioned by what we see on these sites forgetting that reality is far off from what we are looking at and so we wish to meet measure up and wonder why our stars have failed us. When in actuality, it's what we have allowed ourselves to get taught by, it's what we have allowed ourselves to get approved of. I love this your campaign and I'm glad I found you (on Instagram) because the truth is I am struggling with the same thing. I was actually going to pray but just couldn't ignore my habit of picking up my phone every morning. It's crazy honestly, I'm guilty of going on dates and not being unaware of my phone while not being aware of who I'm out with, I have had my phone snatched from my hands by my dates and it actually made me feel immature and instantly I felt like oh my it really wasn't intentional but I have made the first impression that what is opposite me is of that much importance so it just ends there.
"They get a medal for coming in last... The science, we know, is pretty clear, which is it devalues the medal and the reward for those who actually work hard. That actually makes the person who comes in last feel embarrassed, so that actually makes them feel worse." So if they know they don't deserve it... And their self-esteem is lower... Can we stop saying they're entitled?
And how much worse has this been due to social isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. I wonder if social media needs to be banned for high schoolers or kids under 16. I’m speaking here as an American high-schooler here. Social media and cell phones should be secondary to real people, and unfortunately that doesn’t happen with my generation. I don’t agree with everything this guy is saying but he speaks truth in more ways than one. Saving this video for sure.
Showed this to my children a few weeks ago. After troubleshooting and fixing a drainage problem on our front loading washing machine, my fourteen year old, fists raised triumphantly, shouted, “Dopamine!” Made me laugh.
I'm enjoying working with the millennials I've encountered so far. What I enjoy the most about them is their complete lack of religious beliefs. Very refreshing.
I sent this to manager i used to work with. He works with young people in restaurant. He thanked me bc it really helped him deal with young emploies. Im millenial as well and some of this things aplay to me. And it really changed how i see things now
I'm 35, single, childless, still struggling with my career. I'm entitled, impatient, and probably suffering from a few other things Simon is talking about. But I'm also aware that one of the greatest challenges my generation faces is that of temptation. We underwent a larger onslaught of temptation from drugs, entertainment, pornography, and distraction of all kinds, that any generation ever has. Sinek may have some good points here, but he is also dismissing an entire generation because we do not fit into a single corporate structure. We do not value dying at our desks the way that others did. Yes, we have many of the issues outlined here and elsewhere, as did generations before us have issues. But we aren't some pitiable mass of wasted potential. We're fighting for jobs in a shrinking marketplace, against more older generations that are staying healthy and working longer too. So don't count us out quite yet. Every generation complains about the generations that are younger than they are. It's the classic "when I was your age" dynamic. This man is selling something, so he needs to create a narrative. But I will agree with many of his points here, just not the idea that millennials need to be changed to fit into previously useful corporate roles. These are the same roles that many other generations lament on their death beds. That they lived too much for work, that they never lived. We will live. Don't think I'm gonna buy the guy's book though :)
Brilliant ideas, brilliantly delivered... I've had same/similar thoughts on this subject for years, but definitely gonna try and up my game in checking myself with these damn phones!
Very true sir. Help the generation sir. Your words are creating awareness about the real life. Please help us to come out from our own illusion world. Thankyou
Millennials are the most misunderstood generation. We grew up on group projects even in college so we talk about problems looking for a group solution but everyone takes it as complaining and entitlement. We also haven’t been heard or allowed to make a society change without causing riots or protests. Even if it got changed like lgbtq marriage it’s cuz the older generations “allowed it”.
Makes one think. Not too keen on the lost idea of self accountability. However, even as a non-millennial, I agree with much of this. I am implementing change, inspired by this!! Shalom
This is so good; so true! 18 months ago I began working for a non-profit health insurance company (we only insure federal employees) near Washington, D.C. Because of HIPAA privacy laws, we're not permitted to have any device with a camera at work; I suppose so no one snaps pictures of our members' private info. It's really refreshing to be able to build work relationships, as you were talking about, without trying to converse with the top of someone's head.
This is certainly true for some young adults entering the job market. What is also true is that the term millennial didn't age well. The oldest millennial from 84 will be 40 in a few years. They have mortgages, families and mostly cooled off on changing the world. I've also seen so many kids in junior positions, work unpaid overtime, earning horrendously low salaries, doing everything they can to complete a project, only to get shitted on at the end of the day. The directors of those companies then turn around and wonder why those "millennials" are unmotivated, not loyal and often bitter. Sad truth is that most of them are just beat down by exploitative management practices.
I'm 22 and I feel the lack of purpose in life, lack of meaningful friendships (I came to terms with I will never have real friendship with anybody), and I feel really really lost.
I'm 19 and feeling same but i think everybody feels like that in life at some point or more than one time Well how you are feeling now it's as been year
@@BigAL_9_9 well thanks for asking:), sadly the feeling had became worse over the period of time for me but I'm still fighting it. Your comment just made me realise that I'm still stuck in somewhat similar situation I was 4 years ago and it is making me little depressed but more desperate to change something in my life. If I reckon correctly I make that comment even before COVID so I'm not alone lot of people are still not recovered from the impact of that.
I think this is an incredibly valid talk, however, I really believe in this generation and my hope is that they will use their impatience, tech knowledge and entitlement to push through positive changes in the world! 💕
I was in this millennial case. I remembered getting in and out of work places, just feel hard to fit in. I end up in the place, small business, I stayed longer than I did in other companies, but I remained to get through a lot of social acceptance. And now I get it, because of instant gratification so that we numb at some point and miss another.
I have finished watching this video completely. (我看完這部影片了) I am a Taiwanese who cares about the global affairs. (我是一個關心全球事務的台灣人) And, sadly, most of my fellow Taiwanese don't really care about the world. (但是，很不幸地，我大部分的台灣同胞不那麼在意世界。) Hopefully Taiwan can become increasingly globally-aware and globally-competitive. (希望台灣可以越來越有全球意識與全球競爭力。) God bless Taiwan. (天佑台灣。)
I just wanna say in my 33 years I never felt motivated more than this speech and I am willing to buy your books to read and learn more
Thanks so much for this video Simon. I've watched this at least a dozen times over the last few months. I've deleted social media off my phone. Without doubt my mental health, my relationship with my wife and my bond with my toddler have all grown.
Everyone should be made to watch this video.
Legend.
Do you still have closed social media?
This talk just reinforces my realization that I had great parents. They were "strict" while I was growing up, they gave me rules and standards. They taught me to have a good work ethic, if I wanted somthing i had to earn it. They always told me and showed me that they loved me but they discouraged me to be prideful, instead be pleased with a job well done and people well loved.
I had Really Bad
Parents - *Both of Them..!*
@@Real-Name..Maqavoy Me too.
I did too. My parents modeled integrity, moral values, virtue, work ethic.
This speech is one of the most important for Gen-Z! Thank you Simon Sinek!
Awesome speech Simon. I am a Millenial, I do struggle with all you said, and with the fact I understood all this as a teenager yet nobody ever listened around me.
Mr Sinek, I have been introduced to you through a training group at a new job. After eagerly listening to and watching pretty much all the content you have on RUclips I cannot fathom how you remain so consistently positive with the knowledge you have. You have, without a doubt, changed my approach to human interaction, not only in my job but also in my own mind. You are a true inspiration and I want to thank you. Thank you.
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That's one of the most blow mind explanation about my generation I've ever seen.
For sure! Never seen anyone explain it so spot on. Nearly every detail of it.
What will you do about it?
Thought provoking questions and statements. I loved it
He is wrong though. All data proves that millenials are the opposite of what he claims.
You haven't seen anything then
People tend to forget that everything is subjective. What Sinek says can be applicable to some millennials but not all millennials. It is broad generalisation but the main points are being conveyed.
If none of what he said applies to you, kudos to you, you are an exceptional millennial!
I don't see why some people who claim that what he said is not entirely 'accurate' have to make a big fuss over his statements. It's almost a paradox or irony. Usually, the more we react, the higher the probability that we are rejecting the truth because it hurts us.
Well said
Yea, but your last sentence is absolutely false
Of course nothing in life is 100%. For example, some cancers are very deadly, but not 100% of people die from them. There are always a few exceptions. Nothing in our universe is 100%.
HOWEVER, that doesn't negate the fact that there is an entire generation (millennials) whose parents, teachers, and adults around them gave them prizes, awards, rewards, and accolades for coming in last, for doing nothing that took effort, for whining, for being weenies, and for being lazy, and they continue to expect something for nothing as they get older. Are 100% of them entitled a-hs? No. As in everything, there are a few exceptions.
Spoken like a true millennial.
I'm not saying Simon Sinek is not entirely accurate. I'm saying he's a weasel-worded buffoon. He talks about social media and cell phones, but ignores historical facts like the recession. Just another finger wagger who bemoans young people for buying too much avacado toast and not enough diamonds.
For the IB comrades,
a. articulate
b. attack
c. fail at
d. thrust into
e. rely on
f. cope with
g. form
h. check
i. binge
j. waft through
k. overcome
l. wander
Thank you
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This is the MOST ACCURATE video I have watched in a very LONG time! Thank you for articulating the TRUTH of today!
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@@ArkhamKnightEdits yeah
Beautiful beautiful much needed rant. Thank you. Now I know I’m not crazy.
This has got to be my favorite video on the whole internet!!!!!!!
1. parenting
2. technology
3. impatient
4. environment
thank you sir.
I have seen this video countless of times. I always come back to it every so often. As I get older it seems to hit me harder and harder. I feel the emotion from Simon even more. It's heartbreaking.
It's a great message, and if I may take it a step deeper, the biggest problem here is that we as a society aren't doing enough to show people how to manage their emotions and relationships. You say "please take care of each other" but we aren't showing them how to do it. We want to optimize everything, and we try to apply that to our emotions, so we minimize the "bad" ones and maximize the "good" ones rather than embracing them all and sharing them with others. On the most basic level, that's the path to connection. Feel ALL of your feelings and share them with your family and friends.
All my wife's freinds said I was to hard on my son. The maintenance crew at the church keep asking when my son turned 16, finally she ask why they wanted to know.
They said because he works harder for free, then the kids we pay & we can not hire him until he is 16. My son was taught if he wanted a job, he must make good grades, do his chores & learn how to do whatever he want to do in a job. So while my wife talked to friends after cherch, he would help the maintenance crew in order to learn what he needed to get a job at the church. He ended up in the kitchen as a cook & cooks better than my wife or my self when he was 20 years old. He can cook Sea bass with the trimmings, now he works as a electrician, to pay his way though Electrical Engineering school. He is an egale scout, born in 1994, so he is 25.
Thanks for the video, I never knew that I was an okay Father until now.
This is everything. *Deep exhale* and thank you from a 1979 baby who mentors many millennials. They're so freaking great! They need elders.
Yes.. indeed what he's telling resonates with everyone ...
We lack good leaderships, patience, and trust in relationship
Most importantly instant gratification...w/o which we have a pang of pain.
Kudos to you for bringing forth ..
It's so good that people like you are talking abt this and seeking resolution of this.
This made me wanna cry at one point. Don't know if in a good or bad way.
This video targets the social problem millennials have impeccably. It has opened my eyes tremendously, thank you for sharing 💕💕💕💕
I'm 55, I have a 33yr old, a 25yr old, and a 13yr old. I believe this is exactly the problem, he hit it right on the head, especially with my youngest two. Thank you.
I like how you motivate and
inspire the people.
Greeting from Indonesia
Man! Thank you so much for this video!! I was in much need of it! Thanks a lot again.
Amazing! I always thought things like that, and think that I was born in the wrong time. Simon really translate what this generation must hear to be better.
It's funny upon mentioning the work place, it seems cyclical and self-fulfilling - as if it's millennials managing millennials; the bosses want instant results, are impatient, have trouble managing longterm goals, and would rather send a message about firing than talking about the problem.
That's what happens when you're coerced by shareholders. You might get kicked to the curb just because one quarter didn't go well.
That sounds like someone with no management experience or their management style is authoritarian.
Yes, it's called Capitalist Society, pushed to the extreme
I guess thats why some companies have age limit for senior positions, as they don't want a millinial managing another millinial
This is still by far the best people related video on youtube, it deserves 100x the view count.
READ ON!!!
I was born in 97. What Simon Sinek is saying makes sense, and it is scary. I am glad I’m Jewish (orthodox). I keep Sabbath (from Friday night to Saturday night. YES, every week)), during which we can’t use electricity - no phones, no switching lights on and off, no cooking, etc. I don’t struggle though Sabbath when I’m cutoff from my phone. I spend a lot of time talking with my parents and siblings. I also read a lot. It’s a blessing; a resting day. I enjoy it a lot and my life would be crazy and stressful without it.
I suggest that every person choose one day of the week to no just turn off your phone, but leave it in your bedroom, for example. Spend 1 day of the week without it. Even if at first it will be hard, I guarantee that you’ll come to love that day.
Being jewish is not a thing to be glad... maybe having a free day yes
@@arkon22 I can understand where he's coming from. The religion was one of the mechanisms that allowed him to understand that you will be fine if you don't use your phone or any technology that we so rely on today and that you will feel so much better if you allow yourself to live a day without it. Most of us would be really upset just thinking about spending the day without electricity, phones and technology, let alone actually spending the day without electricity, phones and technology. Does this mean that we should all turn to religion and become Jewish? Ofc not. But I, as an atheist (neither Christian, Muslim, Jewish or Protestant), understand the good things and the virtues that religion teaches you to implement in your daily life and I implement them myself every day.
A friend just recommended this to me and I'm blown away by how popular this completely off base video is. Millennials were born from 1981-1996. This puts Millennials largely in a pre-smart phone, pre-social media, pre-texting era for most of their adolescence. Many of them grew up without access to cell phones or computers outside of school, let alone the internet (AOL era internet at that). I'm smack in the middle of the range and grew up in a well off area. None of my friends had cell phones before 16, most didn't have a home computer and internet access until around high school! Facebook came about at the end of my high school years, but you couldn't access it because it was only available for college students. Even then, unless you went to a certain set of schools you couldn't access it for years. Your entire supposedly scientifically backed theories (would really love to see the proof on that science) are drawing generalizations based on technology that simply didn't exist or wasn't largely accessible to the over 80 million people defined as Millennials during our adolescence. This may be what is "wrong" with Gen Z, but I think it's too early to pass judgement on an entire generation which is still aged 22 and younger.
who the heck downvote this great videos? by the way i still love watching this video
i have watched this video every sunday morning and help me to develop my personal life
i am 23 y/o and this video is WORTH
so much better than music, tiktok and many useless video
I think Simon brings terrific insight to light about leadership and the challenges of today's world. Sometimes I agree, other times I don't. This video is a great primer for all leaders. The problem isn't going to be solved by leaders alone. We're in this challenge together. It's not a "millennial" question/problem - it's OURS.
So much for empathy and listening
Well said!! 👏 Very impactful talk. Worst case scenario in my generation, increased suicide rates, has been devastating to witness. Thank you for speaking out and being such an encouragement.
Who is from IB textbook??✋🏻
Such a coincidence, I'm always surprised and happy to see IB community present in media :)
Hey🖒🖒
Not from an IB textbook, but I did take IB about 10 year ago :D What a coincidence.
Here!!!
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You are blessed! You have definitely found and developed your talent!!! Please, keep up the good work!!!! Brilliant speech!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾
2022:
Average home price is 7 times the median income
1972.
Average home price is 3 times the median income
That pretty much sums up how badly millenials were screwed.
Just graduated from college this year (21 years old)... I felt like if you are telling my story.... I will try my best to get over my cellphone... Seriously, as I'm thinking now I felt like I'm in a relationship with my phone...
Thanks a lot...
From this 64 year old Boomer, you are very good at what you do! I’m not one to knock an entire generation, but I think you are being very constructive. On my FB page, I have about 40 Millennial friends. 35 of them are world class, U.S.F.S.A. figure skaters, and they are anything but the people who you describe. They are insanely driven, and they pursue a very beautiful, but very TOUGH sport. I’m sure that you would be as proud to be, “friends” with them as I am. Further, in my dealings with Millennials, I am always treated with RESPECT, and they will always catch the door for me, and refer to me as, “sir” which may make me feel old, but is the proper thing for them to do.
Trust me when I say, that this generation is not dead yet! There is hope, and If I was in a position to deal with groups of them, the number one thing on my agenda would be to make sure that they all see this video. Well done sir! :-)
Well, I don't think that he was speaking about the dead generation. I believe Simon is an optimist. He has just faced us with a fact that the major among Millennials has the great problem caused by dealing with the Social Media. You say that your friends are successful in the tough sport, but you have never asked them if they are trully happy... Or maybe it is the case, that people who go in for sports are much happier people and they have less addiction to Media.
Well. you are actually in a place that know how to value things you had and what is going on now, you know the difference between now and then which is fantastic and you will be greatfull for the quality time you had too. I also believe people like you, use social media or anything generously and knowing when to shut down. But not all of the millennial are actually mindfulness, it's not their fault because they are thrown into this kind of world with full of stuffs and technology, so they feeling different, and most of older generation grew up with joint family may be, and lots of love from everyone in the family. But todays case is so different and esply kids in particular, we have to do something about it.
Davethreshold The trophy generation is exactly like it. I am so happy that my kids doesn’t belong to this generation. Your personal experience talks about exceptions but I guess you know if you relate around.
Awesome analysis, I see myself in some of the things said, and have been putting quite a lot of betterment processes since a while which helped me a lot... but your words definitely empower! TY
Shared this last week! Amazing ❤️
I think many of us "Millennials" did think that it was us and our problem. However upon hearing Simon talk I realized that I am not the only one in this boat which is nice to hear!
You're just great mr.sinek
Yes! Yes! YES, FINALLY! You hit true and real! THANK YOU, Sir! You helped me move forward from a Plateau and Complacency! As well as I helping me realizing how I keep asking...what did I do wrong, how, why? And how did I choose Which...`
This is awesome! I was just talking to a friend yesterday about how technology has messed up how everyone relates to one another. So glad someone else thinks the same way.
By the way, I watched this video while charging my phone in bed. 😂🤣
This video is just awesome. Thank you Simon Sinek
Thank you for inspiration. I am working to get into an orthodontic programs mainly to listen and inspire kids and young adults, and you confirmed to me how important guiding the new generations is.
Some of those thoughts. I share them w my students. To empower them. To be better. Thanks for sharing such concerns on a global scale.
thanks for making your students self conscious!
So practical! So beautiful! So powerful!
Thanks Simon Sinek. Hoping you visit the Philippines.
I saw this the first time when i was 18 and i didnt care much then. Now that im 21 i actually felt something from this
Thank you Simon, my millennial son is driving me crazy with his impatience. What a perspective.. Bless you!
I'm 23. I really hoped, I would have found you in my college time man.
Technology & Instant gratification just destroyed my hard work, dedication, patience and attention span. It's like you know what you should do, you really really want to do but you're now unable to! Great book 'Leaders eat last'. Hats off to social dilemma documentary too actually.
@@__anintrovert__742 really.. struggling with the same thing.. listened to a lot of motivational speakers too.. but just not able to set myself into routine and action.. plus the pandemic has postponed my final exams... until when idk://
You are very young, time is on your side. Take his message to heart; slow and steady. 2 steps forward, 1 step back, is normal. Routine and action are themselves learned over time. I am 36 and still working on these things. The fact you know the problem means you're already ahead of the curve. Hear me out.
For example, if you know you should read some book... read it for 5 minutes. Read one page a day. Many say "soon you'll be reading for hours" or "soon you'll be reading so many more pages" - but maybe this is not true. What is true, is that one page per day means you finish a 300 page book in a year, skipping some days even.
I can say this because it is something I do. I am reading 2 pages a day of Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations". Just read the left page, the right page, flip and re-insert the bookmark. That's it. Very simple. I'm 1/2 way through it now. I look at it thinking, "how did that happen!?"
Aim low. Do a little.
@@william-tm Frankly speaking though, generally people do not have patience to think in long term and play out. As the Bill Gates has rightly said: "Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years." But yeah you're right starting small is the key. Will read 2 pages today for sure of long awaited book.. Deep Work No strong commitments - just 2 pages :) Thanks sir!
@@__anintrovert__742 Go for it! And remember, you're not General People (o7), you're just you! Deep Work - I have a friend who is reading that. There are a lot like that... the key is putting something, even just one thing, into action. Otherwise it's just "productivity porn" as I call it... Fare Well, Sir!
Not one dislike. He just made me comfortable with being who I am and where I am in 15 minutes, not complacent, but comfortable.
Hi Simon,
As a Millennial, I agree with some of what you say, but definitely not all of it.
Here are some things I'd like to posit:
1) Difficulties in understanding Millennials is possibly amplified because there are two (or more) groups within the generation. There are older Millennials sans mobile phones and constant communication and younger Millennials who are all about merging reality with online experiences. I’d say both groups are still very adept at communicating, just maybe not in “traditional”
ways.
2) To suggest we've lost the art of conversation isn't really fair. What distracts us from tasks and communicating is different, that's all. And who we are as a "generation" is almost secondary anyway to personality types, goals in life (yes we have those), economic circumstances, etc. It's all a rich tapestry. It's really up to you and your own friend group, regardless of age, to
tell people not to be rude and be on their phone, device, VR gear, whatever, while they're with you. Just like you've done when going out with friends! (Shall be trying this in the future, good tactic).
3) As a whole, our generation has been told to “be ourselves” all our lives and then upon arriving at adulthood, particularly when entering the workforce, we’re expected to enter a world of black and white rule. Why take away our sliding scale of grey? As you can see, and conveniently ignore, I think saying we're used to being told "good job, here's your ribbon" all the time is only part of the picture as to our disillusionment with "the real world workplace". There are myriad issues.
4) Yes, addiction to digital devices and social media and being “always on” has become an issue particularly pertinent for my generation. Although, I’ve seen quite a lot of Gen X parent groups on their phones while out with friends… I'd argue this addiction has a greater link to the digital age itself, not a specific generation. True, health issues certainly exist for some, like anxiety, depression, and so on. They are impacting us and we don’t even know the full long-term effects, really. However, are these really the symptoms? Or the drive to spend more time online? I'd get to the 'why'. Why you (or wherever these stats came from) think more young people are depressed. Is it actually social media? Or is it a lack of job opportunities? Or is it that mainstream media still perpetuates certain values, only now 24/7? Or something else?
5) The point about parenting is interesting. I’m not a parent so I can’t really comment. I’d argue it’s even more difficult in a world
of ephemeral media and rapidly evolving technology, but then again there have always been detractors from "wholesome family conversations", whether it be books, TV, pagers, computers, Gameboys, laptops, mobiles, etc.
6) In terms of "entitlement", I feel like that's certainly true of some Millennials but not of all of us. But I've also seen plenty of "entitled" Gen Xers and Boomers, and plenty who aren't. Again... kind feel like it's more of a how that person was raised/ personality combo there. Some people are just selfish arsewipes.
7) I will concede that #selfie culture is a bit contrived, but again, not a generational thing. Warhol anyone? It's just made it easier for everyone to do.
Anyway, things have been posited.
Miles Openshaw Miles, you hit the nail on the head. I'm a Gen X'er, and I absolutely agree with your observations. I've been reading the comments section for over an hour looking for a response to Simon's rhetoric that I could actually agree with. You think for yourself, and don't let other people do the thinking for you. Thanks for not being a sheep.
Short round of applause.
I like your way of reasoning... thanks for sharing.
As many have pointed out, the label millenial is kind of silly and flawed: It covers teenagers today, who have never grown up without cellphones and internet, but ALSO contains people born in the early 80s like myself... but I'm in my 30s, and I have a career and two kids. I don't think that's especially descriptive.
I very much recognize the "participation trophy" idea or the "gifted student whose parents complain" but the older generation has completely overblown the effect on people who are now adults. Sinek conflates causes and effects here. I don't value my college degree not because I didn't work hard for it, but because I saw that others didn't have to. I want to avoid pointless corporate jobs because I was taught to value and take pride in my work, but managers want it done shoddily for short term profits.
Basically, my generation seeks "impact" not because we're impatient and entitled, or because a certain parenting style has warped our worldview, but because we were taught to value one thing, and we see the hypocrisy of a society that rewards another. We're labelled as lazier than the "live to work" or "ambitious yuppie" generations, but we aren't stupid: we see that we'll get worse wages, benefits, and hours for our trouble compared to them. He's right that it's easy to self-medicate and get addicted to social media, but a lot of it is trying to make enclaves to act as support groups: connecting with other professionals, parents, students, and journalists because we feel that the "official" approved social structures for those things have failed us.
He was also wrong about Millennials starting at 84, when it's actually 81. There's also a generation after us called GenZ which starts at 97.
Really good point of view. Thank you Simon, thank goodness i can find you on social media here!
Simon, the Millennial Question has another dimension:
Companies run by Millennials.
I am a Software Developer, born late 70ies, working mainly for Startups the last decade - often run and populated mainly by Millennials
I have seen rushed and irrational decision making, critical voices being expelled, a lack of ability to compromise and a "We tried that once, it didnt work, we stopped that" attitude.
Insightful and true. I am so blessed that I had the chance to spend long hours hiking and hanging out with my daughter throughout her adolescent life. We had a solid foundation of the importance of spending time, reading together, traveling, and enjoying simple things in life. I would never trade it for anything. And by the way, too much texting minimizes a person's communication skills and equates to a lack of confidence. It affects their social skills and it becomes a barrier to adapting to their environment.
Wow! Amazing dissection! So true! Thanks for this expository.
It is a great concern about social relation.....superb talk by simon sinek ....
All of these arguments are applicable to any succeeding generation.
I doubt it. Many millennials that succeed in becoming parents are trying to do a better job. Companies that I know are teaching better social skills (e.g. not allowing or frowning on cell phone use in meetings). Many millennials that I know are starting to look at their lives and are seeing what works and what doesn't.
says the millenial. lol. actually baby boomers and gen X have the coping mechs, their parents when through war and a lot o hardships.
I saw this a few years ago and I wasn't sure he was right. He's right.
Merci Major mouvement pour cette vidéo incroyable 👌
As a psychologist/addiction specialist, i think the key here that I notice in the behaviors of those born after about 1990 is that they do not truly have an instinct to be aggressive in work or understand any method to achieve success in a career. AS an example, they feel that "networking" is some strange event that actually produces results.
But if I didn't check my FB when I decided to take a shit this morning I would have never found this video
Haha jk, been watching this guys content for the past 5 years, always good stuff
Joey E As he said, we need to find a balance
I know, my post was sarcastic
Guess your shit won't get an offence because of your inappropriate behaviour during that morning meeting ;)
Have a comment and a thumbs up!
hahaha, you have to decide even to take a shit?????? however why you watching this when you are shitting anyway? so it is not important right, and you didn't do either one of the job with mindfulness and half ass job in everything
i guess
I swear you are so right. I always blame the decline of everything on cellphones. Boys no longer know how to actually ask a girl our because I mean if he goes on Facebook a lot of girls out there are waiting to get that message from the opposite sex and in other not to lose their interest, they are already agreeing to dates etc. I remember before the advent of cellphones in Nigeria, it was land phones and you can only imagine the hustle to speak to your love interest when you know that it's possible her Dad or big brother is going to be the one answering. I remember receiving love notes and poems but those are extinct in today's world. Everything is easy, it's easy for a husband to step out on his wife and vice versa because I mean we have social media and all that unlike before. We often times get disillusioned by what we see on these sites forgetting that reality is far off from what we are looking at and so we wish to meet measure up and wonder why our stars have failed us. When in actuality, it's what we have allowed ourselves to get taught by, it's what we have allowed ourselves to get approved of. I love this your campaign and I'm glad I found you (on Instagram) because the truth is I am struggling with the same thing. I was actually going to pray but just couldn't ignore my habit of picking up my phone every morning. It's crazy honestly, I'm guilty of going on dates and not being unaware of my phone while not being aware of who I'm out with, I have had my phone snatched from my hands by my dates and it actually made me feel immature and instantly I felt like oh my it really wasn't intentional but I have made the first impression that what is opposite me is of that much importance so it just ends there.
"They get a medal for coming in last... The science, we know, is pretty clear, which is it devalues the medal and the reward for those who actually work hard. That actually makes the person who comes in last feel embarrassed, so that actually makes them feel worse."
So if they know they don't deserve it... And their self-esteem is lower... Can we stop saying they're entitled?
I didn’t hear him say anything about millennials being entitled. He was making the same point.
Psst... a solid WORK ETHIC is NOT a company's responsiblity
Thank you so much, Simon. I am sharing this on my facebook for my kids to listen too.
Mr. Sinek, you are such an inspiration!
I watched this interview a few years back. Today in this day and age we live in I am reminded of his words. Sad
If you want to be happy. Than choose to be happy. Know what you want & why you want it & the level of your desire.
Man, you inspired me so much man, thank you so much for everything.
And how much worse has this been due to social isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. I wonder if social media needs to be banned for high schoolers or kids under 16. I’m speaking here as an American high-schooler here. Social media and cell phones should be secondary to real people, and unfortunately that doesn’t happen with my generation. I don’t agree with everything this guy is saying but he speaks truth in more ways than one. Saving this video for sure.
Showed this to my children a few weeks ago. After troubleshooting and fixing a drainage problem on our front loading washing machine, my fourteen year old, fists raised triumphantly, shouted, “Dopamine!” Made me laugh.
I don't care if this is old, this was hilarious lool.
FINALLY, somebody SAID IT. Thanks for the warm hug, Simon.
Best regards from an insecure millennial.
I'm enjoying working with the millennials I've encountered so far. What I enjoy the most about them is their complete lack of religious beliefs. Very refreshing.
Amazing talk and I subscribed to see more of this guy because he says the truth and I appreciate it.
I sent this to manager i used to work with. He works with young people in restaurant. He thanked me bc it really helped him deal with young emploies. Im millenial as well and some of this things aplay to me. And it really changed how i see things now
In 2022 millenials are on the way out of restaurants. Seriously most people working in restaurants were born after 1995.
Best thing on youtube so far!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm 35, single, childless, still struggling with my career. I'm entitled, impatient, and probably suffering from a few other things Simon is talking about. But I'm also aware that one of the greatest challenges my generation faces is that of temptation. We underwent a larger onslaught of temptation from drugs, entertainment, pornography, and distraction of all kinds, that any generation ever has. Sinek may have some good points here, but he is also dismissing an entire generation because we do not fit into a single corporate structure.
We do not value dying at our desks the way that others did. Yes, we have many of the issues outlined here and elsewhere, as did generations before us have issues. But we aren't some pitiable mass of wasted potential. We're fighting for jobs in a shrinking marketplace, against more older generations that are staying healthy and working longer too. So don't count us out quite yet.
Every generation complains about the generations that are younger than they are. It's the classic "when I was your age" dynamic. This man is selling something, so he needs to create a narrative. But I will agree with many of his points here, just not the idea that millennials need to be changed to fit into previously useful corporate roles. These are the same roles that many other generations lament on their death beds. That they lived too much for work, that they never lived. We will live. Don't think I'm gonna buy the guy's book though :)
Brilliant ideas, brilliantly delivered... I've had same/similar thoughts on this subject for years, but definitely gonna try and up my game in checking myself with these damn phones!
I think I understand where you’re coming from, but I’ve found myself far too absorbed in this addictive nonsense for far too long. What’s your point?
Thank you for wonderful insight from Korea.
This is such an important lesson for all leaders in the companies to listen to really.....better than a university speech.
higher self-esteem is not a solution. Social media is the new cancer.
11:40 - Get this guy a tissue, quick!
lmaooo
Totally pissed off😂😂
Very true sir. Help the generation sir. Your words are creating awareness about the real life. Please help us to come out from our own illusion world. Thankyou
Millennials are the most misunderstood generation. We grew up on group projects even in college so we talk about problems looking for a group solution but everyone takes it as complaining and entitlement.
We also haven’t been heard or allowed to make a society change without causing riots or protests. Even if it got changed like lgbtq marriage it’s cuz the older generations “allowed it”.
This man is amazing same with his books :) :).
Makes one think. Not too keen on the lost idea of self accountability. However, even as a non-millennial, I agree with much of this. I am implementing change, inspired by this!! Shalom
This is so good; so true! 18 months ago I began working for a non-profit health insurance company (we only insure federal employees) near Washington, D.C. Because of HIPAA privacy laws, we're not permitted to have any device with a camera at work; I suppose so no one snaps pictures of our members' private info. It's really refreshing to be able to build work relationships, as you were talking about, without trying to converse with the top of someone's head.
Guy at 11:41 is having his world rocked.
This is certainly true for some young adults entering the job market. What is also true is that the term millennial didn't age well. The oldest millennial from 84 will be 40 in a few years. They have mortgages, families and mostly cooled off on changing the world. I've also seen so many kids in junior positions, work unpaid overtime, earning horrendously low salaries, doing everything they can to complete a project, only to get shitted on at the end of the day. The directors of those companies then turn around and wonder why those "millennials" are unmotivated, not loyal and often bitter. Sad truth is that most of them are just beat down by exploitative management practices.
I'm 22 and I feel the lack of purpose in life, lack of meaningful friendships (I came to terms with I will never have real friendship with anybody), and I feel really really lost.
I'm 19 and feeling same but i think everybody feels like that in life at some point or more than one time
Well how you are feeling now it's as been year
@@yash124 how has it been? Its been a few years now haha
@@BigAL_9_9 well thanks for asking:), sadly the feeling had became worse over the period of time for me but I'm still fighting it. Your comment just made me realise that I'm still stuck in somewhat similar situation I was 4 years ago and it is making me little depressed but more desperate to change something in my life. If I reckon correctly I make that comment even before COVID so I'm not alone lot of people are still not recovered from the impact of that.
@@yash124 we got this!!!
Yooooooooo......so powerful! I need to hear more of his work.
I think this is an incredibly valid talk, however, I really believe in this generation and my hope is that they will use their impatience, tech knowledge and entitlement to push through positive changes in the world! 💕
Really helpful, I can feel your massage that you wanna deliver to us.
message* and bruh no
Watching in the dark so I don’t wake my baby, just dropped my phone on my face! Technology 🤦🏻♀️
wow that was amazing to hear.
I was in this millennial case. I remembered getting in and out of work places, just feel hard to fit in. I end up in the place, small business, I stayed longer than I did in other companies, but I remained to get through a lot of social acceptance. And now I get it, because of instant gratification so that we numb at some point and miss another.
Thank you for that speech, also it helps me to improve my English) I found 2 new words for me)))) good luck!!!
I have finished watching this video completely.
(我看完這部影片了)
I am a Taiwanese who cares about the global affairs.
(我是一個關心全球事務的台灣人)
And, sadly, most of my fellow Taiwanese don't really care about the world.
(但是，很不幸地，我大部分的台灣同胞不那麼在意世界。)
Hopefully Taiwan can become increasingly globally-aware and globally-competitive.
(希望台灣可以越來越有全球意識與全球競爭力。)
God bless Taiwan.
(天佑台灣。)