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Generations by Jean M. Twenge — WisdomDeck honest review

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Generations

by Jean M. Twenge

Silents to Polars, six generations compared on massive datasets: technology as the driver of generational change. Data-heavy and absorbing.

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you want generational differences with real data.

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you want anecdotes.

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Three things you will actually use

Technology drives generational change.
Slow-life strategy.
Data over stereotypes.

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Read the chapter on your generation, then your children's.

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Twenge's generations.

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