The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter And How to Make the Most of Them Now Book Review

Title: The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now Author: Meg Jay Genres: Self-help Published: April 2012 Length: 140 pages " We think that by avoiding decisions now, we keep all of our options open for later—but not making choices is a choice all the same." Book Summary Our "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" culture tells us that the twentysomething years don't matter. Some say they are an extended adolescence. Others call them an emerging adulthood. But thirty is not the new twenty. In this enlightening book, Dr. 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 adulthood. Drawing from more than ten years of work with hundreds of twentysomething clients and students, Dr. Jay weaves the science of the twentysomething years with compelling, behind-closed-doors stories from twentysomethings thems...