
This episode is part one of a two-part series, with this episode focused on the first half of the book, discussing careers, friendships & building your identity capital. The book says that 30 is NOT the new 20 -that your 20's are some of the most important and foundational years of your life! But what does that really mean when you're just trying to figure it all out and have no idea what the future looks like? The hosts of Fingers Crossed weigh in on their thoughts about the book and what changes it inspired them to make in their lives, and what they did NOT like about it.

THE DEFINING DECADE is a smart, compassionate and constructive book about the years we cannot afford to miss.For their first "book club" style episode ever, Kristee and Sierra discuss "The Defining Decade" by Meg Jay- a guidance and wisdom book for twentysomethings. Meg Jay's engaging and insightful new book.

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 does an excellent job of conveying the latest social science on twentysomething relationships and helping young adults to understand why these relationships can be so confusing and challenging.Young adults looking for insights about love, life, and marriage should turn to 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.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. Our "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter.
