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Notes on Nomads: Risk and America's Forgotten Generations

Rebecca Martell

Dec 612 min read

Notes on Nomads: Risk and America's Forgotten Generations

Is it too late for the "bad kids" to do something good?

The O.G.: Ideas, Imagination, and Originality in Saecular Spring

Rebecca Martell

Apr 187 min read

The O.G.: Ideas, Imagination, and Originality in Saecular Spring

Is the Crisis Era bringing awareness to and rejection of artificiality? And how can increasing originality become an artistic solution?

The Habit: A Generational Solution to Addiction Culture

Rebecca Martell

Mar 67 min read

The Habit: A Generational Solution to Addiction Culture

As #techbros cash in on addiction culture, can generational connection be the cure?

The Christmas Gambit: Risk, Reward, and Saecular Winter

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 Reviews" - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Rebecca Martell

Oct 11, 20236 min read

"Rebecca Reviews" - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Being a woman in the workplace is hard. Managing a home is hard. Parenting is hard. Life is hard. That doesn't mean you have to be hard too.

The Muscle: Meaning Versus Monolith in the New Millennium

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.

Commodifying Virtue (Part Two): Gen Z / Homelanders' Big Plans

Rebecca Martell

Aug 15, 202210 min read

Commodifying Virtue (Part Two): Gen Z / Homelanders' Big Plans

I believe the Dream Merchants will return. But Homelanders' potential, their capacity for greatness, depends on us today.

Commodifying Virtue (Part One): Boomers' Little Boxes

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.

Frayed: Tribalism, Twitter, and the End of Tolerance

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 Reviews: Zero Hour for Gen X by Matthew Hennessy

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).

Tech Bros and Girl Bosses (Part Two): Glass Ceiling

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.

Tech Bros and Girl Bosses (Part One): Silicon Valley

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 Reviews" - Boomers: The Men and Women Who Promised Freedom and Delivered Disaster

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).

The Shortcut: How Generations Can Help You Write Authentic Characters

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.

Monopoly for Millennials: The REAL Real Estate Problem

Rebecca Martell

Jun 24, 20214 min read

Monopoly for Millennials: The REAL Real Estate Problem

It's not the flippant rendering of real-life woes that bothers me with Monopoly for Millennials. It's the attitude that real estate is not

Schoolhouse Locked (Part One): Get a Job

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.

A "Reel" Great Holiday: Top Christmas Films by Generation

Rebecca Martell

Dec 24, 20203 min read

A "Reel" Great Holiday: Top Christmas Films by Generation

Everybody loves Christmas movies! Here's a look at the top recommendations to fit each generation.

Take That Hill! : The Militant Mindset of Millennials

Rebecca Martell

Oct 5, 20204 min read

Take That Hill! : The Militant Mindset of Millennials

When the Millennial Generation sets a target, the target gets hit-- with collective force.

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