One trait that has been identified in Gen Z in generational studies is instant gratification.They want instant responses and results for many things.How did this become a generational trait? 🤔Think about it…🤌
✅ Gen Z is generally defined as those born between 1996 and 2005.
✅ This generation has never exchanged messages via regular mail. They were used to Instant Messaging even before email.
✅ They have never gone to a record bar and had to wait for their favorite playlist to be copied onto a TDK D60 tape or CD. They put on Spotify / YouTube and listened to the song they liked right away.
✅ They have never had to wait a week to watch the next episode of their favorite TV series. On Netflix, they watch an entire season in one night.The Gen Z generation was the most active on social media to form the government in countries.Their brains are wired to think, “We’ve done our part, now where are the results?”
🫣 Just like playing a song on Spotify, getting an instant reply to a message on WhatsApp, or auto-playing the next episode on Netflix when one episode ends, these people now want immediate results from the government.
That behavior of the Gen Z generation who voted for the governments are being used very beautifully by the somewhat mature, cunning Gen X adults in the opposition parties.If we can develop enough restraint to understand that forming a government is not like watching a Netflix season, we can avoid a lot of “unhappiness”.The governments will have a 48 to 60-month mandate.
A survey was conducted by eMarketer on American Gen Z behavior.Everything shows how “impulsive” this generation is.As usual, those who point fingers when pointing at the moon argue about defining the age bracket of “Gen Z.”
This topic called generational studies is based on research from various institutions.Each scholar sets different age limits.For example, while one study says 1965 – 1980 is Gen X, 1980 – 1996 is Millennials, another comes in and puts a “Xelennials” in the middle for those born in 1977 – 1982. There are parties who accept and reject it.
That’s why there is no universally agreed standard for defining the age bracket of generations.
To avoid this trait:-
What you need to do is to do the long-term and intermediate-term work slowly, while doing the short-term work quickly and feeding them frequently. There are many tasks that do not cost much and have low impact. You need to list the tasks related to each subject and do them with a timeline. You need to create a separate advertising mechanism for what you do.
The dopamine hits received through social media feedback loops probably have an impact too.
FYR:-
Generational studies are not only done by Pew. There are no years that are separated by dashes in those age brackets. Since there was no talk about Gen Alpha in 2019, the last generation that was caught in the studies was labeled Gen Z. Studies on Gen Alpha started after 2020. Now the generation after 2005/6 is considered Gen Alpha (iPhone generation).