Why We Need Ideals

Author: Sabine Leitner

August 13, 2026

A landmark study by the Harvard Graduate School of Education on Gen Z (ages 18 to 25) found that 58% reported experiencing ‘little or no purpose or meaning in their lives’. Half of the respondents explicitly stated that their mental health was being actively harmed by ‘not knowing what to do with their life’. This [...]

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