I saw the following chart in the Washington Post. I tore it out of the Washington Post. Sniff…sniff…this was when we still had the Washington Post delivered.
I love reading the paper, but I was overwhelmed by 7 newspapers per week. I try to read the headlines online, but it isn’t the same as sitting down with a mug of joe and reading the paper from cover to cover. I know…who has the time to read a newspaper these days, right? But, I did. I would take a morning and read 3 or 4 newspapers from cover to cover. Somehow I never managed to find the time during the day to read each day’s paper, but once or twice a week I would read a couple of papers at a time. But, I started to feel as though I was drowning in papers on the days that I did not read the paper, so I canceled it. I miss it. My husband missed the Sports section. My teen misses the Sunday circular with the Washington Post Magazine and the flyers for all the stores in the area.
Anyway, here’s an excerpt from the chart about who falls in to what generation:
Traditionalists
Born: 1922-1945
Life-Shaping Events: WWII, Depression, FDR era
Traits: conservative, disciplined, respect authority
Baby Boomers
Born: 1946-1964
Life-Shaping Events: Man on the Moon, Vietnam War, free love
Traits: idealistic, “Break the rules,” politically correct
Generation X
Born: 1965-1980
Life-Shaping Events: Women working, Gulf War, MTV
Traits: pragmatic, self-sufficient, skeptical
Generation Y
Born: 1981-2001
Life-Shaping Events: 9/11, reality TV, Internet boom/bust
Traits: Authentically confident, well-educated, tolerant and diverse
Source: Annie Loehr’s Generational Cheat Sheet, July 9, 2009, Washington Post.
