There’s a verb floating around, a new concept that most millennials talk about, namely ‘adulting.’ By definition, it’s a phrase that showcases what our lives have become. A constant struggle to find ourselves amid the chaos has become a habit for adults in the present era. Today’s discussion is about learning the nuances behind the phrase, adulting and how it became a problem.
Understanding Adulting
Before we delve deeper into phrase, let’s learn about its definition. As discussed before, adulting is specific to people born between 1980 and 2000. According to the US census, this generation is the world’s largest living population. So, the concept of adulting was coined for them, by them.
Changing the Face of Adulthood
Millennials are unusual because they have changed the face of adulthood, and they don’t even know they did it. Most people in these demographics are doing well in all walks of life. You’d find them as business leaders, all-star athletes, and business professionals. There is another element that makes them unique – it’s the fact that they like to think.
People from previous generations jumped on the bandwagon and didn’t think twice about what they wanted to do in life. They used to follow a pattern that their forefathers chose for them and just lived their lives on the straight and arrow. Perhaps, this is one of the reasons why they were stagnant in life. Millennials have changed that, and adulting has become a mantra that will run down as a legendary term for generations to come.
How Adulting has Changed Everything
In today’s uncertain times, we tend to forget the trivial things in life. You can say that this is the only disadvantage of this generation’s people. Unfortunately, most of them have also figured out ways to counteract them. In her book, Echoes of a Sacred Mountain, Margot Meraz talks about her adulthood.
She says we adults must hurry back to our lives because it’s part of the deal. Embarked on a journey to find herself, Margot talks about life in general and how her journey helped her find her true self. However, she suggests that adulthood is a roller coaster ride with difficulties. You are enjoying the breathtaking view of the mountain at one moment, and the next moment, you’re stuck in traffic on your way to work. This is what adulting can be.
Last Hurrah
In today’s fast-paced world, millennials and adulting is a love story that’s more convoluted than Twilight. But Margot suggests that we must put our adulting mindset on hold and live. Her book epitomizes how a journey to unchartered territories can change a person’s entire outlook of life.
