The odyssey years

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The odyssey years

• source
  • 《The Odyssey》
    • one of the two major ancient Greek poems written by the Greek auther Homer.
    • the odyssey years in this text refers to a newly added life phase
• stage
  • unavoidable
  • It appears between adolescence and adulthood.
  • It is the decade when young people are wandering and going through life, exploring and discovering themselves
• behavior
  • people who born prior to 60s or 70s
    • frame their concept of adulthood
  • Today
    • young people
      • psychological
        • resent the pressure the pressure they are feeling
        • keep a distance from their parents
      • physical
        • resort to computer games
    • their parents
      • feel anxious and upset
      • don't detect a clear sense of direction in their children's life
• changes
  • a shift in the status and balabce of power between the genders
    • more women are getting degrees than men
    • female wages have boomed
  • an implicit effect on courtship
  • the new phase will likely grow more pronounced in the coming year
• solutions
  • keep your resume professional and up-to-date
  • don't expect to achieve your goals right now
  • must have the strength, capacity and confidence to endure over the long term
  • stay strong, be positive, keep foucused
• The phases of lile
  • iIn previous times
    • people have no idea of the phases of life
  • today
    • people have an equivalent need to recognize a phase of life