“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, a behavior that could carry over offline. Add in the hypercompetitive atmosphere and inflated expectations of… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“Introspection means talking to yourself, and one of the best ways of talking to yourself is by talking to another person. One other person… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“Digital life, and social media at its most complex, is an interweaving of public and private personas, a blending and splintering of identities unlike… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“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… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“And to make matters worse, those with the least empathy are often teammates—peers.” — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“Some stories simply touch us more deeply as they reach right into our hearts, settle there, and never leave.” — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“Much of young adulthood is presented as a ladder, each rung closer to success, or whatever our society has defined as success. Perhaps climbing… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“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… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“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,… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“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,… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“Recognize that empathy might be in short supply. Educate yourself about mental health. And consider the idea that not every struggling teammate is weak.” — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“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… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“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,… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“how it was fostering an increased dependence on outside validation, and consequently a decreased ability to soothe themselves. In 2013, these were just beginning… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“One study found that an average high school student today likely deals with as much anxiety as did a psychiatric patient in the 1950s.… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
“The parameters of the actual world are expansive, and people can view you from any angle (literally and metaphorically), while online you need only… — Kate Fagan Copy Share Image
