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The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties MatterAnd How to Make the Most of Them Now [Paperback] Jay, Meg

The Defining Decade has changed the way millions of twentysomethings think about their twentiesand themselves Revised and reissued for a new generation, let it change how you think about you and yoursOur thirtyisthenewtwenty culture tells us the twentysomething years dont matter Some say they are an extended adolescence Others call them an emerging adulthood In The Defining Decade, Meg Jay argues that twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation, much of which has trivialized the most transformative time of our livesDrawing from more than two decades of work with thousands of clients and students, Jay weaves the latest science of the twentysomething years with behindcloseddoors stories from twentysomethings themselves The result is a provocative read that provides the tools necessary to take the most of your twenties, and shows us how work, relationships, personality, identity and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthoodif we use the time wellAlso included in this updated edition: Uptodate research on work, love, the brain, friendship, technology, and fertility What a decade of device use has taught us about looking at friendsand looking for loveonline 29 conversations to have with your partneror to keep in mind as you search for one A social experiment in which digital natives go without their phones A Readers Guide for book clubs, classrooms, or further selfreflection