On the bottom of page 6 of the introduction of Don Tapscotts book Grown Up Digital he states eight characteristics that describe our young generation today. We prize freedom and freedom of choice, customize things to make them our own, we are natural collaborators, we'll scrutinize you, we insist on integrity, and we want to have fun everywhere we go. This really hits home for me because I believe those characteristics are exactly correct. We have become independant of ourselves and our beliefs and we stick to them. We do everything our own way, we come up with some of the neatest, craziest, yet amazing things just because of our imaginations. We speak with power and confidence without worrying about what people will say about us. I believe all of these things are attributes that are needed in the world today to help us to be successful; they are a good thing. I am proud to be characterized like that instead of being described as followers, dependant on other people, nonverbal, boring, and not creative.
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