Millennials Stereotypes

"I don't want to grow up, I’m a Toys R Us Kid!" This popular jingle attests to the dumbing down of an entire age group. While all generations experienced technological advances, the sheer amount of technology and access to information that Millennials have at their fingertips since grade-school is unparalleled. They believe this is what makes their generation unique. Technology dominates their worlds. These “slackers” accept this fact since they believe they are able limit their exposure. However, that’s easier said than done; they are surrounded by it everywhere and it controls their surrounding more than they’d like to believe. It subconsciously alters their actions, behaviors and perceptions of an extended childhood that diminishes the
Because of the great impact of technology, the minds of millennials work very differently than those of past generations. While it might appear that way, the fact is that Millennials simply have much shorter attention spans than their previous generation counterparts. According to a recent study performed by Microsoft in Canada, the average human attention span has gone down from 12 seconds to about 8 seconds since the advent of smartphones in 2000. According to the study, people who lead digital lifestyles which they classified as “consumers of more media, are multi-screeners, social media enthusiasts or early adopters of technology” have the tendency to struggle focusing in an environment where long amounts of attention is
Most of what the critics are calling negatives millennials are showing the positives of their generations unique traits. This generation mastered self-expression, with 75% creating an online profile on a social networking site, 20% posting videos of themselves, 38% with one to six tattoos, and 23% with a piercing in some place other than their earlobe. There is also a trend toward personal branding, which makes them seem self-absorbed.
When you look a bit deeper it exposes a method for the younger generation to identify with their passions and determine the most beneficial path forward, rather than relying on others to set a path for them.
Like mentioned above some studies suggest that the millennial generation is rewiring the brain with extensive multitasking training, demonstrated by the teenager who can simultaneously switch between four social media accounts, watch TV, and do homework. They are retraining the brain to adapt to the speed of information the brain processes. This rewiring allows their minds to continuously have multiple tasks that have to be processed in more rapidly. This research proves that millennials are evolving the brain to keep up with the forefront of