Nostalgia has taken over our culture. The top-grossing movies of 2023 were “Barbie” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” “Hogwarts Legacy” and “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” were two of the most successful video games of the year. In a report for advertisers about 2023 listening trends, Spotify identified nostalgia as a powerful driver of music engagement, especially among teenagers — it said Gen Zers spent significantly more time listening to older artists last year than they did in 2022.
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Clay Routledge, PhD, is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the Archbridge Institute, where he also leads the institute’s Human Flourishing Lab. As a thought leader in existential psychology and human motivation, Clay translates research into practical insights that help people reach their full potential, build meaningful lives, and advance human progress and flourishing. Dr. Routledge received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is co-editor of Profectus Magazine, an online publication dedicated to human progress and flourishing. He writes the weekly newsletter "Flourishing Friday."
Psychology of Flourishing
Nostalgia has taken over our culture. The top-grossing movies of 2023 were “Barbie” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” “Hogwarts Legacy” and “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” were two of the most successful video games of the year. In a report for advertisers about 2023 listening trends, Spotify identified nostalgia as a powerful driver of music engagement, especially among teenagers — it said Gen Zers spent significantly more time listening to older artists last year than they did in 2022.
Continue reading at Business Insider.
Clay Routledge
Clay Routledge, PhD, is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the Archbridge Institute, where he also leads the institute’s Human Flourishing Lab. As a thought leader in existential psychology and human motivation, Clay translates research into practical insights that help people reach their full potential, build meaningful lives, and advance human progress and flourishing. Dr. Routledge received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is co-editor of Profectus Magazine, an online publication dedicated to human progress and flourishing. He writes the weekly newsletter "Flourishing Friday."
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