The Defining Decade is a smart, compassionate and constructive book about the years we cannot afford to miss. 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. Clinical psychologist Meg Jay has a bold message for twentysomethings: Contrary to popular belief, your 20s are not a throwaway decade.

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. Meg Jay reveals how many twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation that has trivialized what are actually the most defining years of. 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. THE DEFINING DECADE is a smart, compassionate and constructive book about the years we cannot afford to miss.New York Times bestselling psychologist Dr. 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. Our 30-is-the-new-20 culture tells us the 20-something years dont matter. 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 a decade of work with hundreds of twentysomething clients and students, THE DEFINING DECADE weaves the latest science of the twentysomething years with behind-closed-doors stories from twentysomethings themselves. Jay’s book, The Defining Decade, was a 2012 Staff Pick and her 2013 TED talk Why 30 Is Not the New 20 has been viewed more than 2 million times. It will not tell you what you should do with your life, but it will inspire, motivate, and educate you to figure it out - Rachel Simmons author of The Good Girl The Defining Decade is eye-opening, important, and a pleasure to read. Our 'thirty-is-the-new-twenty' culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter. The Defining Decade is the book twentysomethings have been waiting for.

The defining decade by dr meg jay