Modernity Has Killed The Adult
Video from Five Minutes Late with Jesse Grant
Modernity Has Killed The Adult
"In recent decades theres been a rise of the perennial teenager, which is the adult who never quite grew up. They still dress like children, talk like children and carry themselves like children. And I think this stems form a modern philosophy of aiming for happiness, when in reality happiness only comes as a by-product of purpose and meaning, so now we have generations of adults who don't have any meaning yet continue to chase happiness. Which inevitably results in them just following their desires and emotions, which leads to an even more chaotic and meaningless life.
I think a book that explores this theme better than any other is F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, and so in this video I outline the three takeaways I took from the book and how it helped me craft a more mature, purposeful and meaningful life.' from the video introduction
Timestamps:
00:00 - Immature modernity
05:25 - Take radical responsibility
09:25 - Chase competence
13:38 - Lower your self importance
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