The Millennial Woes

1st Oct 2021

We are living Millennial Generation, some of us are born in it,
some of us trying to adapt to it while others are well versed with it!
I personally found and find the transition a bit difficult.
But gradually trying to make my own version of it, there is no escape you see!

THE HAYWIRE PRIORITIES

We are served with so much, we have so much to do,
to learn that it becomes difficult to prioritise what to do first and how to make a to do list.
The phrase FEAR OF MISSING OUT (FOMO) is for real. We do fear of missing out on things, on trends.
In a quest to do it all, we do miss out on important things.
I think prioritising needs to come in trend over keeping up with everything and doing it all.

THE LOST FOCUS

The whole "setting the trend" thing has resulted in following things
rather than focusing on ourselves, our creativity, own choices, self capabilities.
To be frank, we are JACK OF ALL AND MASTER OF NONE.
It is but obviously difficult to focus on particular thing when we have so much at disposal!

INVISIBLE CONTENT

To crave for more and more is what host of options bring with them.
Things we once wished for, we already have them now, but we fail to value them, because our desire has already hopped to something else.
The feeling of Gratitude, the realisation of achieving is missing.

BIZZARE LIFESTYLE

The craze of junk food has made us forget our good old healthy lifestyle,
by healthy I do not mean KALE AND QUINOA, I mean a totally nourishing and balanced diet.
Being busy is hyped and being exhausted is way too glorified.
Time to pause and reflect is totally forgotten! Also with social media, sleeping habits are disrupted.
The urge to be online, available and updated has instilled irregular sleep patterns and schedules in our nerves.

CREEPING ANXIETY

No matter how much we disagree, but somebody else's success, dinner,
vacation and lifestyle, if does not make us feel jealous,
definitely gives us anxiety. The tendency to show everything openly,
the feeling of embarrassment
of not being able to achieve as much as someone else has, has increased. The psychological issues are significantly high.
While some would readily agree to counsel and heal themselves, remaining would still deny considering
it something abnormal. Mental health and sanity has gone for a toss!

COMPLEXITY IN RELATIONSHIPS

The digital revolution has reduced the distance between people,
but it has increased the distance between those living with them.
Relationships have become rather casual and lost their essence.
Pretending, being fake and showing off is available at
a click and behind the screen. I won't totally blame social media for this,
but social media has been a catalyst for sure.
There isn't any thumb rule or a prescribed solution to this,
however, I am penning down what I followed to bring it in control for myself!

JOURNALING

When I first came across this concept,
I found it hyped unnecessarily. However over the period of time I realised I was by default doing it,
and it was actually helping me stay sane amidst all the ups and downs in my life.
Although I wasn't practising it the traditional way, writing in a diary or journal with pen,
however I was making note of whatever was wrenching my heart,
causing trouble or hurting me.
I was registering everything on my FB page and subconsciously it was helping a lot!

DEDICATED DEVICE TIME

First of all, let us accept the fact that we CANNOT escape screens.
However what we can do is limit and fix our times accessing them.
Making a checklist of device related tasks and completing them in stipulated time would save us from distractions and other errands.

DEDICATED NO DEVICE TIME

As device time is necessary, no device time is equally important.
It could be your family time, meal time, a while before you sleep or
just about when you wake up, but there has to be a scheduled NO DEIVCE TIME.
During that time not accessing the device applies by default,
however, not thinking about what you will do once you access is also included!
If you are following any other practice that's
helping you keep Millennial Woes at bay,
do let us know!