I sought to depict the calendar decades that have encompassed my life, and do so using six or fewer words. The goal was to capture the essential aspects of the decades that surrounded me, not particular episodes of my personal life.
1960s: Peace and Love amidst great unrest 1970s: Environmental Movement, Gas Shortages, Inflation Incline 1980s: Berlin Wall, Tiananmen Square; no '1984' 1990s: Globalization flourishes; Dotcom Bubble 2000s: Crashes! Nine-Eleven, Financial Markets 2010s: Polarization, 24/7 Political Press; Obama to Trump 2020s: Coronavirus Pandemic
Has the centripetal force of the 2020s already weighed upon us with nearly nine years remaining? So it seems to me.
Pick one decade and provide your six-word description in the comments, or critique mine. Characterize more if you wish, or simply ‘like’ my post and I’ll know you dropped by. Thanks for the visit.
P.S. I didn’t exceed the six-word goal in the 2010s, I simply used numbers that I didn’t count as ‘words’. 🙂
"Across My Spectrum" 
A very interesting challenge Doug and I must say that your six word analysis is spot on!
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This would be a good exercise to apply to our personal decades of life also. I think it would be a challenge to limit ourselves to six words.
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Thanks, Tanja; I’ll take that challenge!
1-10: Following parents, siblings, norms, expectations
11-20: Forming myself, my ideas, my future
21-30: Establishing career, frequently changing domiciles
31-40: Resettling in 1 place, reshaping with technology
41-50: Stagnating; a solid, comfortable base
51-60: Reducing activity, increasing world exploration
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I didn’t mean to create extra work for you, Doug, but thank you for sharing your assessment of your personal decades. I think for many of us the decades hold similar experiences.
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