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Rebecca Martell
Dec 6, 202412 min read
Notes on Nomads: Risk and America's Forgotten Generations
Is it too late for the "bad kids" to do something good?
Rebecca Martell
Mar 6, 20247 min read
The Habit: A Generational Solution to Addiction Culture
As #techbros cash in on addiction culture, can generational connection be the cure?
Rebecca Martell
Dec 17, 20238 min read
The Christmas Gambit: Risk, Reward, and Saecular Winter
The Christmas Gambit is the calculated risk we all must take, to give up something to gain even more.
Rebecca Martell
Jan 16, 20238 min read
The Muscle: Meaning Versus Monolith in the New Millennium
Mediocrity neither surprises nor delights. Monoliths are boring. But right now, both have a lot of money and muscle.
Rebecca Martell
Dec 19, 20228 min read
Evergreen: A Christmas Carol for All Generations
Why does Charles Dickens' _A Christmas Carol_ resonate with so many different generations in different eras?
Rebecca Martell
Nov 18, 20223 min read
"Come High Water": An Update on Books and Life
The high-water mark, the touchstone, the epoch, the turning point. The reference by which everything is measured. Have you reached yours?
Rebecca Martell
Jul 23, 20228 min read
Commodifying Virtue (Part One): Boomers' Little Boxes
Whatever it is that Baby Boomers do to signal virtue and seek validation, it's on a grand scale. And it has serious implications for us all.
Rebecca Martell
Jun 1, 20226 min read
Survival Kit: First Aid for the Fourth Turning
Saecular winter is a severe season, but it is survivable. Here are some tips on making it through the Fourth Turning.
Rebecca Martell
Apr 26, 20226 min read
Frayed: Tribalism, Twitter, and the End of Tolerance
What happens to our nation when individuals trade integrity for fame? For some, tribalism may be key to surviving the fallout.
Rebecca Martell
Mar 22, 20225 min read
Rebecca Reviews: Zero Hour for Gen X by Matthew Hennessy
What if nostalgia is an expression of grief? A book review of Zero Hour for Gen X by Matthew Hennessey (Encounter Books, 2020).
Rebecca Martell
Feb 25, 20226 min read
Kindness: A Homelander/Gen Z Superpower
Is kindness really a super-power? A friendly neighborhood superhero may hold a clue.
Rebecca Martell
Dec 30, 20218 min read
Tech Bros and Girl Bosses (Part Two): Glass Ceiling
Success is a slippery thing: It has different meanings for different people. It's hard to hold onto. And it can be faked.
Rebecca Martell
Dec 6, 20216 min read
Tech Bros and Girl Bosses (Part One): Silicon Valley
Part One - "Silicon Valley" focuses on the male-centric side of technology in the current Crisis Era.
Rebecca Martell
Oct 26, 20218 min read
"Rebecca Reviews" - Boomers: The Men and Women Who Promised Freedom and Delivered Disaster
Are Baby Boomers people or monsters? A book review of _Boomers_ by Helen Andrews (Sentinel, 2021).
Rebecca Martell
Sep 2, 20214 min read
The Shortcut: How Generations Can Help You Write Authentic Characters
Generational archetypes of HERO, NOMAD, ARTIST, and PRHOPET can help you with the who, what, when, and how of your story's characters.
Rebecca Martell
Jul 22, 20215 min read
Life as a Mix Tape: Young Gen X at 40
The mix tape is a metaphor for life at the edge of Generation X, watching the saeculum turn.
Rebecca Martell
Jun 6, 20215 min read
Schoolhouse Locked (Part Three): COVID Strikes Again
Part Three is an examination of educational outcomes for Homelanders after a year of interrupted in-person school time.
Rebecca Martell
May 15, 20216 min read
Schoolhouse Locked (Part Two): All the Feels
Part Two focuses on social outcomes for the Homelanders who are quietly entering the public consciousness.
Rebecca Martell
May 6, 20215 min read
Schoolhouse Locked (Part One): Get a Job
Part One focuses on employment outcomes for the Homelanders (born 2005 to the present) in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Rebecca Martell
Apr 11, 20214 min read
Reboot: The Purpose of Saecular Winter
Disoriented is the key word to identifying cultural experience in the middle of a Crisis Era.
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