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Hope for 2026 – Gen Z’s voice?

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At my health club, regular face-to-face chats are vital to my cognitive and emotional health. There are benefits beyond the weight training & aerobics. A space for multi-generational exchanges. Including among and with Gen Zers.

While a small sample, I’ve been both inspired by Gen Z and concerned. Inspired because they have something to say about all the sh*t that’s rolled downhill (as the saying goes) on them. A sensitivity.

muddy or not, here we come …

I’m concerned about their social skills – to voice their predicament (as discussed below). To take on debate, dissent, discomfort. To carry conversations beyond the black & white framing of so much that’s hit the fan.

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The meaningscape – synchronizing shared realities?

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Meaningscape is a relatively new word – for the contours & connections that we sense and use to grasp our reality. It’s a layered ‘sandwich’ of signs & symbols, beacons & benchmarks, ways & waypoints, memories & meanings. [1]

Meaning is relational. Meaning is finding a shared way of reading and navigating the world, including socially & culturally.

There’s the context of the meaning OF life – some type of cosmic connection; but, more importantly, there’s finding meaning IN life – social connection which grounds our well-being.

The craving for connection is the need for meaning.

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Seeing ourselves beyond simplified scripts

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So, simplified strategies help us cope with emotional & mental burdens, like too many choices. This article discusses cognitive shortcuts in a similar context: “Our minds are naturally inclined to use simplified strategies to conserve mental energy and reduce cognitive load.”

Although “self-talk is what separates us from other species,” there’s a negative edge. It reveals early stories (scripts) which simplified framing ourselves and the world. Such simplifications (or partial perceptions) can bias our outlook, stand in the way of healthy outcomes.

How do we find the energy and support to reframe those beliefs (“reparent your inner child”)? To overcome fears? To realize “more balanced and realistic self-talk?” And to nurture positive relationships?

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