terça-feira, agosto 12, 2003

The Word Spy - quarterlife crisis

The Word Spy - quarterlife crisis: "In his 1991 book Generation X, Douglas Coupland coined a synonym: the mid-twenties breakdown, which he defined as

A period of mental collapse occurring in one's twenties, often caused by an inability to function outside of school or structured environments, coupled with a realisation of one's essential aloneness in the world. Often marks induction into the ritual of pharmaceutical usage. "