
Jay I have already been following for the past few years, so if anything this book was my "pat on the back." Everything written makes sense, and overall when I finished reading it I've come to the conclusion that.I'm going to be okay. "Being in my early twenties, this book was such an eye-opener and such a great self-help. The Defining Decade is a smart, compassionate and constructive book about the years we cannot afford to miss. The result is a provocative listen that provides the tools necessary to make the most of your 20s, and shows us how work, relationships, personality, social networks, identity, and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthood - if we use the time wisely. Meg Jay, a clinical psychologist, argues that 20-somethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation, much of which has trivialized what is actually the most defining decade of adulthood.ĭrawing from a decade of work with hundreds of 20-something clients and students, The Defining Decade weaves the latest science of the 20-something years with behind-closed-doors stories from 20-somethings themselves. Our “30-is-the-new-20” culture tells us the 20-something years don’t matter. The Defining Decade is a smart, compassionate and constructive book about the years we cannot afford to miss.Revised and reissued for a new generation, The Defining Decade has changed the way millions of twentysomethings think about their twenties - and themselves. The result is a provocative read that provides the tools necessary to make the most of your twenties, and shows us how work, relationships, personality, social networks, identity, and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthood-if we use the time wisely. Meg Jay, a clinical psychologist, argues that twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation, much of which has trivialized what is actually the most defining decade of adulthood.ĭrawing from almost two decades of work with hundreds of clients and students, The Defining Decade weaves the latest science of the twentysomething years with the behind-closed-doors stories from twentysomethings, themselves. Our "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter.



Meg Jay uses real stories from real lives to provide smart, compassionate, and constructive advice about the crucial (and difficult) years we cannot afford to miss. New York Times bestselling psychologist Dr.
