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> [“Much of young adulthood is presented as a ladder, each rung closer to success, or whatever our society has defined as success. Perhaps climbing the ladder is”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/much-of-young-adulthood-is-presented-as-a-ladder-each-rung-closer-to/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

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## More by Kate Fagan

> [“Introspection means talking to yourself, and one of the best ways of talking to yourself is by talking to another person. One other person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/introspection-means-talking-to-yourself-and-one-of-the-best-ways-of/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“Digital life, and social media at its most complex, is an interweaving of public and private personas, a blending and splintering of identities unlike…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/digital-life-and-social-media-at-its-most-complex-is-an-interweaving/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“When Jim was growing up, good colleges were challenging to get into, but it wasn't like it is today, when being a solid, diligent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/when-jim-was-growing-up-good-colleges-were-challenging-to-get-into/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“And to make matters worse, those with the least empathy are often teammates—peers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/and-to-make-matters-worse-those-with-the-least-empathy-are-often/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“Some stories simply touch us more deeply as they reach right into our hearts, settle there, and never leave.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/some-stories-simply-touch-us-more-deeply-as-they-reach-right-into-our/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“Much of young adulthood is presented as a ladder, each rung closer to success, or whatever our society has defined as success. Perhaps climbing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/much-of-young-adulthood-is-presented-as-a-ladder-each-rung-closer-to/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“And we're not just talking high school students; this practice of hovering often begins before they've learned how to write. Kids used to grow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/and-we-re-not-just-talking-high-school-students-this-practice-of/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“Madison and her friends were the first generation of “digital natives”—kids who’d never known anything but connectivity. That connection, at its most basic level,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/madison-and-her-friends-were-the-first-generation-of-digital-natives/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“The ease of having ‘friends’ online might make people more likely to just tune out when they don’t feel like responding to others’ problems,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/the-ease-of-having-friends-online-might-make-people-more-likely-to/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“Recognize that empathy might be in short supply. Educate yourself about mental health. And consider the idea that not every struggling teammate is weak.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/recognize-that-empathy-might-be-in-short-supply-educate-yourself/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“of being okay, and having everything together, and almost, like, say, even though I’m stressed, I still have time to have a perfect social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/of-being-okay-and-having-everything-together-and-almost-like-say-even/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“tiring, but it is not confusing. You are never left wondering if you’ve made the wrong choice, or expended energy in the wrong direction,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/tiring-but-it-is-not-confusing-you-are-never-left-wondering-if-you-ve/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“how it was fostering an increased dependence on outside validation, and consequently a decreased ability to soothe themselves. In 2013, these were just beginning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/how-it-was-fostering-an-increased-dependence-on-outside-validation/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“One study found that an average high school student today likely deals with as much anxiety as did a psychiatric patient in the 1950s.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/one-study-found-that-an-average-high-school-student-today-likely/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

> [“The parameters of the actual world are expansive, and people can view you from any angle (literally and metaphorically), while online you need only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-fagan/the-parameters-of-the-actual-world-are-expansive-and-people-can-view/)

[Kate Fagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-fagan/)

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