How can teenagers portray less of a nonchalant attitude towards the things they face in life?
When dealing with teenagers there is never one solution to a problem. Teenage nonchalance has been observed for many years, but no permanent solution has been created because every teen is different. These differences are the main reason no one solution can work.
The question of “Why am I so nonchalant about life?” soon evolved to “How can teenagers portray less of a nonchalant attitude towards the things they face in life?” Teenagers are all unique. They know what they want and will pursue it by any means. I was no different. After entering high school and failing once, I knew that I did not want to go through my high school career stressing myself out, so I turned to nonchalance. The teens that were interviewed were also no different. They knew that they wanted to be happy, so they created happiness for themselves. Rules, authority, and failure were not cared about when their happiness was at risk.
Although teens are different, happiness is what they all aspire to have. This is why teens partake in reckless behaviors; they know once everything is said and done, happiness will be within reach. When parents try to control a teen’s happiness, the only way to defend themselves is through nonchalance. They try to hide any true emotion they are feeling because showing it would make them vulnerable. No teen wants their life controlled, but it happens all the time when teens know what they want, and are capable of making their own decisions. When a teen’s ability to make decisions is taken from them, it will make them strive even harder for the happiness they pursue.
My original solution to the problem was to have teenagers change their work ethic, or have them explore something that they are passionate about. I soon realized that neither of these things could work because teenagers can never stick to anything. Having them explore something they are passionate about also would not work because teens get bored easily. When they find something new and take interest in I,t they may stick with it, but it will soon get tossed aside when they get bored or find something better that catches their eye.
After taking all of this into consideration I came up with the solution to give teens more inspiration/motivation. By giving them an overall goal of success to work towards, and constantly creating new ways to keep them engaged the nonchalant attitude will slowly disappear. If the motivation/inspiration directly relates to a teen’s happiness, they will care more and put more effort towards achieving this happiness. They will no longer care about how many times they fail at something; they will continue to try to achieve success because they know it will get them closer to their goal: happiness. They will also no longer be bored or do something because they were forced to do it. The decision to pursue what makes them happiness is completely theirs, so nonchalance will no longer be used as a “defense mechanism” because the teens are happy and do not feel vulnerable.
The question of “Why am I so nonchalant about life?” soon evolved to “How can teenagers portray less of a nonchalant attitude towards the things they face in life?” Teenagers are all unique. They know what they want and will pursue it by any means. I was no different. After entering high school and failing once, I knew that I did not want to go through my high school career stressing myself out, so I turned to nonchalance. The teens that were interviewed were also no different. They knew that they wanted to be happy, so they created happiness for themselves. Rules, authority, and failure were not cared about when their happiness was at risk.
Although teens are different, happiness is what they all aspire to have. This is why teens partake in reckless behaviors; they know once everything is said and done, happiness will be within reach. When parents try to control a teen’s happiness, the only way to defend themselves is through nonchalance. They try to hide any true emotion they are feeling because showing it would make them vulnerable. No teen wants their life controlled, but it happens all the time when teens know what they want, and are capable of making their own decisions. When a teen’s ability to make decisions is taken from them, it will make them strive even harder for the happiness they pursue.
My original solution to the problem was to have teenagers change their work ethic, or have them explore something that they are passionate about. I soon realized that neither of these things could work because teenagers can never stick to anything. Having them explore something they are passionate about also would not work because teens get bored easily. When they find something new and take interest in I,t they may stick with it, but it will soon get tossed aside when they get bored or find something better that catches their eye.
After taking all of this into consideration I came up with the solution to give teens more inspiration/motivation. By giving them an overall goal of success to work towards, and constantly creating new ways to keep them engaged the nonchalant attitude will slowly disappear. If the motivation/inspiration directly relates to a teen’s happiness, they will care more and put more effort towards achieving this happiness. They will no longer care about how many times they fail at something; they will continue to try to achieve success because they know it will get them closer to their goal: happiness. They will also no longer be bored or do something because they were forced to do it. The decision to pursue what makes them happiness is completely theirs, so nonchalance will no longer be used as a “defense mechanism” because the teens are happy and do not feel vulnerable.