With most of the lower order needs in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs having been met, the Millennials are focusing on self-actualisation albeit by a different name but for the self-same reason. The basic premise of self-actualisation is that passion drives purpose which in turn generates inspiration. Is this theory attainable or does it only apply to ennobling ideals and not to the mundane aspects of life?
Western Europe is currently facing a crisis of unemployment with record levels of productive people being unemployed. A cursory investigation reveals a startling dichotomy: the huge number of graduates who cannot find employment whereas on the other hand in France, for example, it is experiencing huge shortages in fields such as teaching and nursing.