Thank you! I detest surveys and I certainly learned something today: I am not alone. It has always seemed to me that surveys control the data that surveys shouldn’t control if it wants to present true data. (Hey, look at Trump’s surveys-yikes!) on the other hand, knowledge is power and the more empowered we can become is essential in today’s world just to comprehend what really IS relevant and what to trash. Thanks again. Keep educating me!
I read the original FT article and love this analysis. I also would wager that today people are more likely to mark themselves as ‘easily distracted’ ‘careless ’ or
‘unlikely to follow through with plans’ because the external context has changed. Our daily lives are more saturated with information than ever before and the ‘always on’ culture creates greater demands on our time
Thanks for covering this graph. It drives me insane every time I see it being used to support one agenda or another.
One issue I see with comparing personality traits across generations (and building on your first point) is how each generation interprets the questions themselves. If we believe overall personalities could change, might we expect a difference in interpretation for questions as well? It makes the results murkier.
Thank you! I detest surveys and I certainly learned something today: I am not alone. It has always seemed to me that surveys control the data that surveys shouldn’t control if it wants to present true data. (Hey, look at Trump’s surveys-yikes!) on the other hand, knowledge is power and the more empowered we can become is essential in today’s world just to comprehend what really IS relevant and what to trash. Thanks again. Keep educating me!
I read the original FT article and love this analysis. I also would wager that today people are more likely to mark themselves as ‘easily distracted’ ‘careless ’ or
‘unlikely to follow through with plans’ because the external context has changed. Our daily lives are more saturated with information than ever before and the ‘always on’ culture creates greater demands on our time
Thanks for covering this graph. It drives me insane every time I see it being used to support one agenda or another.
One issue I see with comparing personality traits across generations (and building on your first point) is how each generation interprets the questions themselves. If we believe overall personalities could change, might we expect a difference in interpretation for questions as well? It makes the results murkier.