The Defining Decade, Meg Jay
The Defining Decade, Meg Jay
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The Defining Decade
Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now

Author: Meg Jay

Narrator: Meg Jay

Abridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Twelve

Published: 03/16/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling psychologist Dr. 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.

Our "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter. Some say they are a second adolescence. Others call them an emerging adulthood. Dr. 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.

Drawing 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. 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. 

The Defining Decade is a smart, compassionate and constructive book about the years we cannot afford to miss.

About Meg Jay

Meg Jay, PhD, is a developmental clinical psychologist who specializes in twentysomethings. She earned a doctorate in clinical psychology, and in gender studies, from the University of California, Berkeley. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and on NPR and BBC. Her TED talk, “Why 30 Is Not the New 20,” is among the most watched of all time. Dr. Jay is on faculty at University of Virginia and maintains a private practice in Charlottesville.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Roy on April 13, 2021

At twenty men think that life will be over at thirty. I, at the age of fifty-eight, can no longer take that view. —Bertrand Russell I must begin this review by noting that, a few days ago, I made the monumentous transition from 29 to 30. Indeed, I decided to read this book as a way of commemorating my......more

Goodreads review by Kristin on April 10, 2024

Well, if you want to suffer from panic attacks and depression, then by all means, READ THIS BOOK! I liked the first couple chapters of this book that talked about the working world and how it's really important to network and not be a loser jumping from one lame-o job to the next. She had a good mes......more

Goodreads review by Scott on January 07, 2013

I found this book very helpful. I think anyone in their twenties who don't know what they should do with their life should read this book. Dr. Jay does not say that young people in their twenties who don't have a steady job are doing it wrong, or that thinking about a career or love later in life is......more