How to make nostalgia your psychological superpower

如何将怀旧变成你的心理超能力

Apple News Today

2026-04-18

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From Apple News In Conversation: The 1990s are back — especially for Gen Z. CDs, flip phones, and ’90s beauty trends are all having a moment among people in their teens and 20s. To understand why this generation is nostalgic for a past they didn’t experience, Apple News In Conversation guest host Sam Sanders talks with psychologist Clay Routledge. Routledge is the author of Past Forward: How Nostalgia Can Help You Live a More Meaningful Life and executive vice president and COO at the Archbridge Institute. He explains what’s fueling Gen Z’s fascination with the ’90s, when romanticizing the past can be harmful, and how looking back can make your future brighter.
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  • This is In Conversation from Apple News.

  • I'm Sam Sanders in for Shumita Basu.

  • Today, nostalgia and why we long for decades we didn't live through.

  • You may have noticed a trend recently.

  • Gen Z is feeling super nostalgic for the 1990s.

  • So many people in their teens and 20s seem to have an affinity for CDs and flip phones,

  • point and shoot cameras, 90s clothing like bootcut jeans and slip dresses.

  • I'm personally obsessed with their reclaiming of 90s sunglasses trends.

  • To see any and all of this, just go on any social media platform.

  • The 90s estate.

  • When I think of 90s makeup, I either think of supermodel glam or grunge.

  • Start with a t-shirt, jeans, and an oversized top.

  • The shoes, I gotta go with the chucks, man.

  • Everybody was wearing these back then.

  • Listen to the music you love on physical media.

  • This is so cool because it's actual physical music.

  • CD, vinyl records, and even cassette tapes.

  • I just made a very impulsive decision.

  • I bought a flip phone.

  • A phone without smartphone functionality.