The defining decade does an excellent job of conveying the latest social science on twentysomething relationships and helping young adults to understand why these relationships can be so confusing and challenging. What we do in our twenties will determine the rest of our lives. Now that i do, i could worry myself into paralysis, or, as meg jay suggests, grab life by the helmeven if i still have no idea in hell where im going. Contrary to popular belief, your 20s are not a throwaway decade. Lately it feels as if 25 is just a bit too young to get serious. Drawing on nearly two decades of work with clients and students, jay tells the tale of ordinary people made extraordinary by these alltoocommon experiences, everyday superheroes who have made lives out of dodging bullets. The professional and personal angst of directionless twentysomethings is given a voice and some.
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Why your twenties matterand how to make the most of them now discusses the notion of weak ties in her enlightening book about young adults. I talked a little bit about what this book is about in my previous post, but the brief description is that this is a book about how the twenties are the years that define the rest of our lives. Meg jay takes the specific complaints of twenty something life and puts them to diagnostic use. The defining decade by meg jay, phd is the perfect book for those who are in their twenties. The twenties is a great time to develop and nurture your abilities. Her related ted talk why 30 is not the new 20 has been viewed more than 10 million times. The book highlights the idea of why being in your twenties is the most crucial time in your life and how the decade ultimately determines the way you live. Why your twenties matterand how to make the most of them now paperback april 2, 20.
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In this provocative talk, jay says that just because marriage, work and kids are happening later in life, doesnt mean you cant start planning now. Drawing from years of personal experience working with college students, graduate students, and young professionals, dr. Not once did i feel that i couldnt relate to the points she was making. Its geared to those of us in our twenties the defining decade, specifically, but realistically i think it should be required reading for everyone on their 18th birthday. Why your twenties matter and how to make the most of them is an insightful and research based examination of how the decisions one makes during their twenties have enormous impact on happiness and success later in life.
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