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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

At 30 I wanted a fresh start. I moved cities and met my husband.

Moving cities was triggered by what was probably a quarter-life crisis. I was unhappy with work and relationships, and I started to seriously think about my direction. I also felt like my hometown, Brisbane, no longer aligned with my current interests and lifestyle preferences. Many of my friends were also going through significant life transitions, including moving to another city or country, changing careers, or starting families. For me, a new city offered opportunities and different experiences, which I was craving.
Travel
Mental health
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

The quarter-life crisis is the new midlife crisis: Young people's problems are crushing the unhappiness curve

Unhappiness now peaks in early life and declines with age, eroding the midlife hump and reflecting rising quarter-life crises linked to smartphones and pandemic.
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Gen Z's angst, the death of the midlife crisis, and young worker 'despair': 2 top labor economists study the mess on the ladder to success

From chronic struggles with burnout to a pragmatic, even skeptical take on how to lead their careers, the generation that entered the workforce during the age of quiet quitting has come to exemplify the quarter-life crisis. But what if this is the new norm, and the midlife crisis is going extinct the way other trappings of the 20th century have, like dial-up internet and Kodak film? What if Gen Z has giant, macroeconomically valid reasons for being plunged into a collective quarter-life crisis?
Mental health
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