The Millennial Question

Summary

El guion habla sobre la generación Millennial, acusada de narcisismo y falta de compromiso. Se mencionan cuatro factores clave: la crianza, la tecnología, la impaciencia y el entorno laboral. La generación ha crecido con expectativas de éxito fácil y gratificación inmediata, lo que ha llevado a una baja autoestima y falta de habilidades para manejar el estrés. La tecnología y las redes sociales han exacerbado estos problemas, y ahora las empresas deben asumir la responsabilidad de ayudar a construir la confianza y enseñar habilidades sociales a estos jóvenes.

Takeaways

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 LosMillennials, nacidos aproximadamente después de 1984, son vistos como difíciles de manejar, con acusaciones de ser indulgentes, narcisistas, egoístas, desenfocados y perezosos.
• 🤔 Se les pide a los Millennials qué desean en el trabajo y responden que buscan un lugar con propósito, donde puedan tener un impacto y disfrutar de beneficios como comida gratis y asientos cómodos.
• 🧩 Se identifican cuatro características clave que definen a los Millennials: la crianza, la tecnología, la impaciencia y el entorno.
• 👨‍👩‍👧 La crianza 'fallida' ha llevado a muchos Millennials a crecer con una baja autoestima y la creencia de que son especiales y merecen todo sin esforzarse.
• 📱 La tecnología y los medios sociales han exacerbado la baja autoestima al crear una dependencia de la dopamina, una sustancia química que se libera con la interacción y que es altamente adictiva.
• 🌐 La generación Millennial ha crecido en un mundo de gratificación inmediata, lo que ha llevado a una falta de paciencia y a una dificultad para desarrollar relaciones profundas y significativas.
• 🚫 La dependencia de los dispositivos y las redes sociales está dañando las relaciones personales y la capacidad de manejar el estrés de manera saludable.
• 📈 Las tasas de suicidio y las sobredosis por drogas están aumentando en esta generación, así como los abandonos escolares y las ausencias por depresión.
• 💼 Los ambientes corporativos, centrados en números y ganancias a corto plazo, no están ayudando a construir la confianza y las habilidades sociales de los Millennials.
• 🌱 Se hace un llamado a las empresas a asumir la responsabilidad de compensar la falta de apoyo social y familiar y a trabajar en la construcción de la confianza y la enseñanza de habilidades a los Millennials.
• 📱 Se aboga por la eliminación de los teléfonos móviles en las salas de reuniones y la creación de espacios para la interacción humana sin distracciones tecnológicas.

Q & A

¿Cuál es la pregunta que se hace a menudo sobre los millennials?

La pregunta común es por qué los millennials son difíciles de gestionar y a menudo se les acusa de ser indulgentes, narcisistas, interesados en sí mismos, poco enfocados y perezosos, siendo el término 'indulgente' el más destacado.

¿Qué cuatro características definen a la generación de los millennials según el transcript?

Los cuatro aspectos son: la crianza, la tecnología, la impaciencia y el entorno.

¿Cómo afecta la crianza a los millennials según el discurso?

Se menciona que muchos millennials crecieron con estrategias de crianza fallidas, donde se les dió la impresión de que eran especiales y merecían lo que quisieran sin esforzarse por ello.

¿Qué efecto tiene la tecnología en la autoestima de los millennials?

La tecnología y los medios sociales han contribuido a una generación con una autoestima más baja que las anteriores, ya que se creó una expectativa de vida perfecta en línea que contrasta con la realidad.

¿Qué es la dopamina y cómo está relacionada con el uso de tecnología?

La dopamina es una sustancia química que se libera al usar redes sociales y celulares, lo que provoca una sensación de placer similar a la del alcohol, el tabaco o el juego, siendo altamente adictiva.

¿Por qué la impaciencia es un problema para los millennials en el trabajo?

Los millennials crecieron en un mundo de gratificación inmediata, lo que hace que tengan dificultades para apreciar los procesos lentos y desafiantes que requieren paciencia y tiempo, como la satisfacción laboral y las relaciones fuertes.

¿Cómo están afectando los ambientes corporativos a los millennials?

Los ambientes corporativos que valoran más las cifras y las ganancias a corto plazo que el bienestar a largo plazo de los jóvenes, no están ayudando a construir la confianza y a superar los desafíos de un mundo digital.

¿Qué tipo de estrategias se deben implementar en el lugar de trabajo para mejorar la situación de los millennials?

Se deben implementar estrategias que fomenten la confianza, enseñen habilidades sociales y ayuden a encontrar un mejor equilibrio entre la vida y la tecnología, como prohibir el uso de celulares en salas de reuniones.

¿Por qué es importante la interacción cara a cara en el lugar de trabajo?

La interacción cara a cara permite la formación de relaciones y confianza, lo cual es esencial para el desarrollo profesional y personal de los millennials.

¿Qué sugiere el discurso sobre cómo manejar la adicción al celular?

El discurso sugiere quitar el celular de la habitación al dormir para evitar comprobarlo durante la noche, y en el contexto de las reuniones, se sugiere no tener celulares en la mesa para fomentar la interacción presencial.

Outlines

00:00

👨‍💼 Caracterización de los Millennials

El primer párrafo aborda la percepción de los Millennials como un grupo difícil de manejar, acusado de narcisismo, egoísmo, falta de enfoque y pereza. Se menciona que los líderes intentan entender a los Millennials preguntando qué desean, y estos responden que buscan un propósito en su trabajo y hacer impacto. Sin embargo, a pesar de ofrecer condiciones como comida gratis y almohadillas, siguen sin estar satisfechos. Esto se debe a que falta un componente clave que el orador identifica en cuatro características: la crianza, la tecnología, la impaciencia y el entorno. Los Millennials, dice, crecieron con estrategias de crianza fallidas que les hicieron creer que eran especiales y merecían todo sin esforzo, lo que ha llevado a una generación con baja autoestima al enfrentarse a la realidad adulta.

05:01

📱 El impacto de la tecnología y las redes sociales

El segundo párrafo explora cómo la tecnología y las redes sociales han afectado negativamente a los Millennials. La interacción con estos medios desencadena la liberación de dopamina, una sustancia química que se asocia con la adicción. Esto ha llevado a una generación que busca la aprobación de sus pares y se ve afectada por la superación de sus expectativas infantiles de ser especiales. Los Millennials enfrentan dificultades para formar relaciones profundas y significativas y, en lugar de buscar apoyo humano, recurren a dispositivos y redes sociales que ofrecen alivio temporal pero no resuelven el problema subyacente de la falta de habilidades para manejar el estrés.

10:02

🚀 La impaciencia y la búsqueda de gratificación inmediata

El tercer párrafo enfatiza la creciente impaciencia de los Millennials, quienes han crecido en un mundo de gratificación inmediata, donde todo se puede obtener rápidamente a través de tecnologías como Amazon y streaming de películas. Esto ha llevado a una generación que espera ver resultados inmediatos en su vida laboral y personal, sin comprender que la satisfacción y el éxito a menudo requieren tiempo y esfuerzo. Se menciona que los Millennials buscan dejar de trabajar rápidamente si no ven un impacto inmediato, lo que refleja una falta de paciencia y una comprensión de las largas carreras profesionales.

15:03

🌳 El entorno corporativo y la responsabilidad de las empresas

El cuarto y último párrafo critica el entorno corporativo por no apoyar adecuadamente a los Millennials en la construcción de su confianza y en la adquisición de habilidades sociales. Se argumenta que las empresas están más preocupadas por los números y las ganancias a corto plazo que por el bienestar a largo plazo de sus empleados. Se sugiere que las empresas deben asumir la responsabilidad de compensar las deficiencias de la crianza y la educación de los Millennials, enseñándoles paciencia y proporcionando un entorno que fomente la cooperación y la superación de los desafíos de un mundo digital.

Keywords

💡Millennials

Millennials es el término utilizado para describir a la generación de personas nacidas aproximadamente entre 1984 y más tarde. En el video, se discute cómo a menudo se les critica por ser difíciles de manejar, con acusaciones de ser narcisistas, egoístas y holgazanes, pero que en realidad buscan propósito y impacto en su trabajo. El guion destaca cómo las experiencias de la vida de los Millennials, influenciadas por la crianza, la tecnología y la impaciencia, han formado su comportamiento y actitudes en el lugar de trabajo.

💡Crianza fallida

La 'crianza fallida' se refiere a las tácticas de educación que, según el video, han llevado a muchos Millennials a crecer con una falsa noción de ser especiales y merecer todo sin esforzarse. Esto se ejemplifica en el guion con historias de niños que reciben elogios y medallas sin haber ganado merecidamente, lo que finalmente lleva a una baja autoestima y al choque con la realidad adulta.

💡Tecnología

La 'tecnología' se menciona como una de las fuerzas que ha influido en la generación Millennial, particularmente en el contexto de las redes sociales y los móviles. Se argumenta que la tecnología ha exacerbado problemas de ansiedad y depresión, ya que promueve una comparación constante con los demás y un acceso inmediato a una dopamina que se asocia con la adicción.

💡Impaciencia

La 'impaciencia' se refleja en la generación Millennial que ha crecido en un mundo de gratificación inmediata, donde casi todo se puede obtener rápidamente a través de la tecnología. El video sugiere que esto ha llevado a una falta de paciencia y a una falta de apreciación por el valor del trabajo a largo plazo y las relaciones profundas.

💡Autoestima baja

La 'autoestima baja' es un resultado de la combinación de factores mencionados, como la crianza fallida y la tecnología. En el video, se discute cómo la generación Millennial ha terminado sintiéndose menos especial y con menos confianza en sí mismos debido a la discrepancia entre las expectativas de la infancia y la realidad adulta.

💡Dopamina

La 'dopamina' es una sustancia química en el cerebro que se libera durante actividades que producen placer, como el uso de redes sociales y los móviles. El video explica cómo el acceso constante a esta sustancia a través de la tecnología puede ser adictivo y resultar en una dependencia de la tecnología para lidiar con el estrés.

💡Relaciones superficiales

Las 'relaciones superficiales' se mencionan para describir cómo la generación Millennial, influenciada por la tecnología, tiende a formar amistades que son a menudo más escapadas que profundas. Esto se ve afectado por la facilidad con la que se pueden formar y romper conexiones en línea, sin la necesidad de desarrollar habilidades de comunicación y resolución de conflictos.

💡Gratificación inmediata

La 'gratificación inmediata' describe la expectativa de los Millennials de obtener lo que quieren rápidamente, reflejada en la cultura de la compra en línea y el entretenimiento en streaming. El video argumenta que esta expectativa puede conducir a la frustración en el lugar de trabajo y las relaciones personales, donde el éxito y la satisfacción a menudo requieren tiempo y esfuerzo.

💡Liderazgo

El 'liderazgo' se discute como una solución potencial para los problemas enfrentados por los Millennials. El video sugiere que los líderes empresariales tienen la responsabilidad de proporcionar entornos de trabajo que fomenten la autoestima, la paciencia y las habilidades sociales, a diferencia de las críticas generales hacia los Millennials.

💡Balanciar la vida y la tecnología

El concepto de 'balanciar la vida y la tecnología' se destaca como una necesidad para la generación Millennial, que ha crecido rodeada de tecnología y se enfrenta a los desafíos de mantener relaciones humanas significativas y manejar el estrés de manera saludable. El video aboga por la importancia de la desconexión y el desarrollo de habilidades que no dependen de la tecnología.

Highlights

Millennials are accused of being entitled, narcissistic, and tough to manage, yet they seek purpose and impact in their workplaces.

The issues with Millennials can be broken into four factors: parenting, technology, impatience, and environment.

Many Millennials grew up with 'failed parenting strategies,' leading to lower self-esteem when faced with the real world.

Technology, especially social media, creates addictive behaviors similar to substance addiction due to dopamine release.

Excessive use of social media contributes to superficial friendships and an inability to form deep, meaningful relationships.

Many Millennials lack coping mechanisms for stress, turning to devices instead of human connections.

Impatience is a key trait, as Millennials grew up in a world of instant gratification, making them struggle with the slow processes of job satisfaction and building relationships.

There is no app for job satisfaction and meaningful relationships; they require time and effort.

Millennials often quit jobs early because they feel they're not making an impact, even after a short time.

Corporate environments focus on short-term gains rather than long-term development, leading Millennials to feel unsupported and lost.

The corporate world has a responsibility to help Millennials build confidence, patience, and social skills.

Allowing cell phones in meetings undermines relationship-building by distracting from meaningful interactions.

Building trust and forming relationships happens through small, consistent, and personal interactions, not big events.

Excessive phone use, especially during social activities or meetings, signals that the present moment is not important.

To mitigate phone addiction, remove temptations, such as not charging phones by the bed or leaving them behind during dinner with friends.

Transcripts

I have yet to give a speech or have a

meeting where somebody doesn't ask me

the Millenial question what's the

millennial question apparently

Millennials as a generation which is a

group of people who were born

approximately 1984 and after are tough

to manage and they're accused of being

entitled and narcissistic

self-interested unfocused lazy but

entitled is the big one and and because

they confound leadership so much what's

happening as leaders are asking the

Millennials what do you want and

Millennials are saying we want to work

in a place with purpose love that we

want to make an impact you know whatever

that means we want free food and bean

bags and so somebody articulates some

sort of purpose there's lots of free

food and there's bean bags and yet for

some reason they're still not happy and

that's because you that they're missing

there's a there's a missing piece what

I've learned is that there I can break

it down into four pieces right there are

four four things four characteristics

one is parenting the other one is

technology

third is impatience and the fourth is

environment the generation that we call

the Millennials too many of them grew up

subject to not my words failed parenting

strategies you know where for example

they were told that they were special

all the time they were told that they

have anything they want in life just cuz

they want it right they were told some

of them got into honors classes not

because they deserved it but because

their parents complained and some of

them got a is not because they earned

them but because the teachers didn't

want to deal with the parents some kids

got participation medals they got a

medal for coming in last right which the

science we know is pretty clear which is

it devalues the metal and the reward for

those who actually work hard and that

actually makes the person who comes in

last feel embarrassed because they know

they didn't deserve it so that makes me

feel worse

right so you take this group of people

in the graduate school and they get a

job and the thrust into an it into the

real world and in an instant they find

out they're not special

their moms can't get them a promotion

that you get nothing for coming in last

and by the way you can't just have it

because you want it right and in an

instant their entire self image is

shattered and so you have an entire

generation that's growing up with lower

self esteem than previous generations

the other problem to compound it is

we're growing up in a facebook Instagram

world in other words we're good at

putting filters on things we're good at

showing people that life is amazing even

though I'm depressed right and so

everybody sounds tough and everybody

sounds like they got it we'll figure it

out and the reality is there's very

little toughness and most people don't

have it figured out and so when the more

senior people say what we do they sound

like this is what you got at it and they

have no clue so you have an entire

generation growing up with lower

self-esteem than previous generations

right through no fault of their own

through no fault of their own right they

were dealt a bad hand right now let's

add in technology we know that

engagement with social media and our

cell phones releases a chemical called

dopamine

that's why when you get a text feels

good right so you know we've all had it

we you're feeling a little bit down or

feeling a bit lonely and so you send out

ten texts to ten friends you know high

high high high high because it feels

good when you get a response right right

it's why we count the likes it's why we

go back ten times to see if and if it's

going if our my instagram is growing

slower I would do something wrong do

they not like me anymore right the

trauma for young kids to be unfriended

right because we know when you get it

you get a hit of dopamine which feels

good why we like it it's why we keep

going back to it dopamine is the exact

same chemical that makes us feel good

when we smoke when we drink and when we

gamble in other words it's highly highly

addictive right we have age restrictions

on smoking gambling and alcohol and we

have no age restrictions and social

media and cell phones which is the

equivalent of opening up the liquor

cabinet and saying to our teenagers hey

by the way this adolescence thing if it

gets you down

but that's basically what's happening

that's basically what's happening right

that's basically what happened you have

an entire generation that has access to

an addictive numbing to chemical called

dopamine through social media and

cellphones as they're going through the

high stress of adolescence why is this

important

almost every alcoholic discovered

alcohol when they were teenagers when

we're very very young the only approval

we need is the approval of our parents

and as we go through adolescence we make

this transition where we now need the

approval of our peers very frustrating

for our parents very important for us

that allows us to acculturate outside of

our immediate families into the broader

tribe right it's a highly highly

stressful and anxious period of our

lives and we're supposed to learn to

rely on our friends some people quite by

accident discover alcohol and numbing

effects of dopamine to help them cope

with the stresses and anxieties of

adolescence unfortunately that becomes

hardwired in their brains and for the

rest of their lives when they suffer

significant stress they will not turn to

a person they will turn to the bottle

social stress financial stress career

stress that's pretty much the primary

reasons why an alcoholic drinks right

what's happening is because we're out

allowing unfettered access to these

dopamine producing devices and media

basically it's becoming hardwired and

what we're seeing is as they grow older

they to many kids don't know how to form

deep meaningful relationships their

words not mine they will admit that many

of their friendships are superficial

they will admit that their friends that

they don't count on their friends they

don't rely on their friends they have

fun with their friends but they also

know that their friends will cancel out

them that something better comes along

deep meaningful relationships are not

there because they never practice the

skill set and worse they don't have the

coping mechanisms to deal with stress so

when significant stress starts to show

up in their lives they're not turning to

a person they're turning to a device

they're turning to social media they're

turning to these things which offer

temporary relief we know the science is

clear we know that people who spend more

time on Facebook so far higher rates of

depression than people who spend less

time on Facebook write these things

balanced alcohol is not bad too much

alcohol is bad gambling is fun too much

gambling is dangerous right there's

nothing wrong with social media and cell

phones it's the imbalance but if you're

at dinner with your friends and you're

texting somebody who's not there that's

a problem that's an addiction if you're

sitting in a meeting with people you're

supposed to be listening to and speaking

and you put your phone on the table face

up or face down I don't care that sends

the subconscious message to the room and

you're not just just not that important

to me right now right that's what

happens and the fact that you cannot put

it away it's because you are addicted

right if you wake up and you check your

phone before you say good morning to

your girlfriend boyfriend or spouse you

have an addiction and like all addiction

in time it'll destroy relationships

it'll cost time and it'll cost money and

it'll make your life worse right so you

have a generation growing up with lower

self-esteem that doesn't have the coping

mechanisms to do with stress stress

right now you add in the sense of

impatience right they've grown up in a

world of instant gratification you want

to buy something you go on Amazon it

arrives the next day you want to watch a

movie log on and watch your movie you

don't check movie times you want to

watch your TV show binge you don't even

have to wait week to week to week right

I know people who skip seasons just so

they can binge at the end of the season

right Instagram if occasion you want to

go on a date you don't even have to

learn how to be like you don't even have

to learn and practice that skill you

don't have to be the uncomfortable

Intuit's is yes when you mean no one

says no when you mean no but yes when

you you have to swipe right bang I'm a

stud right you don't have to learn the

social coping mechanisms right

everything you want you can have

instantaneously everything you want

instant gratification except job

satisfaction and strength of

relationships

there ain't no app for that they are

slow meandering uncomfortable messy

processes and so I keep meeting these

wonderful fantastic idealistic

hard-working smart kids they've just

graduated school they're in their

entry-level job I sit down with them

when I go how's it going they go I think

I'm going to quit I'm like why they're

like I'm not making an impact I'm like

you've been here eight months

it's as if they're standing at the foot

of a mountain and they have this

abstract concept called impact that they

want to have in the world which is the

summit what they don't see is the

mountain I don't care if you go up the

mountain quickly or slowly but there's

still a mountain and so what this young

generation needs to learn is patience

that some things that really really

matter like love or job fulfillment joy

love of life self-confidence a skill set

any of these things all of these things

take time sometimes you can expedite

pieces of it but the overall journey is

arduous and long and difficult and if

you don't ask for help and learn that

skill set you will fall off the mountain

or you will the worst case scenario the

worst case scenario and we're already

seeing it the worst case scenario is

we're seeing increase in suicide rates

we're seeing an increase in this

generation we're seeing increase in

accidental deaths due to drug overdoses

we're seeing more and more kids drop out

of school or take leaves of absence due

to depression unheard of these are this

is this is really bad

the best case scenario the bet those are

all bad cases right the best case

scenario is you'll have an entire

population growing up and going through

life and just never really finding joy

they'll never really find deep deep

fulfillment in work or in life they'll

just just walk through life and it'll GE

just it's fine how's your job it's fine

the same as yesterday how's your

relationship it's fine like that's

that's the best-case scenario which

leads me to the fourth point which is

environment which is we're taking this

amazing group of young fantastic kids

would just dealt a bad hand it's no

fault of their own and we put them in

corporate environments that care more

about the numbers and they do about the

kids they care more about the short-term

gains than the long-term life of this

young human being we care more about the

year than the lifetime right and so we

are putting them in corporate

environments that aren't helping them

build their confidence that aren't

helping them learn the skills of

cooperation that aren't helping them

overcome the challenges of a digital

world and finding more

balance that isn't helping them overcome

the need to have instant gratification

and teach them the joys and impact in

the fulfillment you get from working

hard over on something for a long time

that cannot be done in a month or even

in a year and so with thrusting to them

them in corporate environments and the

worst part about it is they think it's

them they blame themselves they can't

they think it's them who can't deal and

so it makes it all worse it's not I'm

here to tell them it's not them it's the

corporation's it's the corporate

environments it's the total lack of good

leadership in our world today that is

making them feel the way they do they

were dealt a bad hand it is and I hate

to say it but it's the company's

responsibility sucks to be you like we

have no choice right this is what we got

and I wish that society and their

parents did a better job they didn't so

we're gonna we're getting them in our

companies and we now have to pick up the

slack we have to work extra hard to

figure out the ways that we build their

confidence we have to work extra hard to

find ways to teach them social the

social skills that they're missing out

on

there should be no cell phones in

conference rooms none zero and I don't

mean the kind of like sitting outside

waiting to text I mean like when you're

sitting and waiting for a meeting to

start nobody go this is what we all do

we all sit here and wait for the meeting

to start meaning starting okay we start

the meeting no that's not how

relationships are formed remember we

talked about it's the little things

relationships are formed this way we're

waiting for a meeting to start we go

how's your dad I heard he was in

hospital oh he's really good thanks for

asking

he's actually iHome though oh I'm really

glad it was really amazing I know it was

really scary for well that's how you

form relationships hey did you ever get

that report on oh my god no I didn't

I'll help you out I totally are can I

help you out with that

really that's how trust forms trust

doesn't form at an event in a day even

bad times don't form trust immediately

it's the slow steady consistency and we

have to create mechanisms where we allow

for those little innocuous interactions

to happen but when we allow cell phones

and conference rooms we just okay I have

the meeting and then my favorite is like

when there's a cell phone there and you

go like that you go

it rings and go I'm not going to answer

that mr. magnanimous you know

when you're out for dinner with your

friends like I do this with my friends

when we're going out for dinner and

we're leaving together we'll leave our

cell phones at home who we calling maybe

one of us will bring a phone in case we

need to call an uber or take a picture

of our meal there's the Fang come on I'm

not I'm an idealist but I'm not insane I

keep them I mean it looked really good

we'll take one phone and so it's like an

alcoholic the reason you take the

alcohol out of the house this week is

because we cannot trust our willpower

we're just not strong enough but when

you remove the temptation it actually

makes it a lot easier and so when you

just say don't check your phone people

literally will go like this and somebody

will go to the bathroom and what's the

first thing we do because I wouldn't

want to look around the restaurant for a

minute and a half you know but if you

don't have the phone you just kind of

enjoy the world and that's where ideas

happen the constant constant constant

gage Minh is not where you have

innovation and ideas ideas happen when

our minds wander and we go and you see

something uh I bet they could do that

that's called innovation right but we're

taking away all those little moments

right you should not end none of us none

of us should charge our phones by our

beds we should be charging our phones in

the living rooms right remove the

temptation you wake up in the middle of

night because you can't sleep you won't

check your phone which makes it worse

but if it's in the living room it's

relaxed it's fine hiya but it's my alarm

clock by an alarm clock

they cost eight dollars I'll buy you in

a while

right but the point is the point is as

we now in industry whether we like it or

not we don't get a choice we now have a

responsibility to make up the shortfall

and to help this amazing idealistic

fantastic generation build their

confidence learn patience learn the

social skills find a better balance

between life and technology because

quite frankly it's it's the right thing

to do