Every day, we are writing the story of our lives. We don’t always think of it that way. Life happens to us. We get busy. Before we know it, we are signing holiday cards and decking the halls. Creating a richer, more vivid story requires that we first look backward,...
Tag: identity
Summer Reading: iGen, Smartphones, Digital Culture and the Disrupted Self
As many of you know, my current obsession is researching how digital culture is changing humans most deeply—especially from within. Our sense of identity is not only a compass that motivates us, it also a cultural touchstone. It won’t surprise you. My findings are disturbing. [tweetshareinline tweet=”Big picture: the rise...
5 Ways Digital is Transforming Who We Are and What We Want
Back in 2012, I started looking into what digital culture is doing to our sense of identity. I was especially curious about how the Internet is affecting the interplay between identity and ambition. I’m talking about how our drive to become someone–to make something of our selves–might be transforming in...