Who Are You When Your Generation's Normal Becomes Everyone Else's Past?
Identity and Self-Awareness, Life Transitions, Personal Development, Cultural Adaptation Mike Barden Identity and Self-Awareness, Life Transitions, Personal Development, Cultural Adaptation Mike Barden

Who Are You When Your Generation's Normal Becomes Everyone Else's Past?

Think about the last time someone half your age had to explain technology or a new saying to you. Did you feel defensive irritation, or a need to tell them how things "used to be"? That reaction feels like protecting your competence, but what if it's actually defending assumptions you inherited simply by being born when you were?

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Who Are You When Your Political Views Are Challenged?
Identity and Self-DiscoveryIdentity and Self-Discovery, Identity and Self-Discovery, Personal Growth, Political Psychology, Mindfulness and Awareness Mike Barden Identity and Self-DiscoveryIdentity and Self-Discovery, Identity and Self-Discovery, Personal Growth, Political Psychology, Mindfulness and Awareness Mike Barden

Who Are You When Your Political Views Are Challenged?

When someone challenges your political views, that surge of defensiveness isn't protecting thoughtful conclusions—it's defending inherited patterns you absorbed long before you could consciously choose them.

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