The Defining Decade

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's clinical research proves that the twentysomething years are much more important than general, or popular, wisdom might lead us to believe. Drawing from years of personal experience working with college students, graduate students, and young professionals, Dr. Jay provides readers with a unique guide to maximizing the twenties decade for a lifetime of success. This provocative read explains 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 the time is used wisely. THE DEFINING DECADE is a smart, compassionate, and constructive book about the years we cannot afford to miss.