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The Defining Decade

Why Your Twenties Matter and How to Make the Most of Them Now
By Meg Jay
Brief Description
Contemporary culture tells us the twenty-something years don't matter. Clinical psychologist Dr Meg Jay argues that this could not be further from the truth.The Defining Decade weaves the latest science of the twenty-something years with real-life stories to show us how work, relationships, identity and even... Read More
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The Defining Decade

A revised and reissued edition for a new generation of The Defining Decade, a book that has changed the way millions of twenty-somethings think about their twenties - and themselves.

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Contemporary culture tells us the twenty-something years don't matter. Clinical psychologist Dr Meg Jay argues that this could not be further from the truth.

The Defining Decade weaves the latest science of the twenty-something years with real-life stories to show us how work, relationships, identity and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthood.


Smart, compassionate and constructive, The Defining Decade is a practical guide to making the most of the years we cannot afford to miss.


Included in this updated edition:Β· Up-to-date research on work, love, the brain, friendship and technologyΒ· What a decade of device use has taught us about looking at friends - and looking for love - onlineΒ· A social experiment in which 'digital natives' go without their phonesΒ· A reader's guide for book clubs, classrooms or further self-reflection.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781805302513

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 January 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main - New edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 328g

Pages: 336

About the Author

Meg Jay, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Professor of Human Development at the University of Virginia. She earned a doctorate in clinical psychology and in gender studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

Her books The Defining Decade and Supernormal have been translated into more than a dozen languages and her work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review and on NPR and BBC. Her TED talk 'Why 30 is Not the New 20' is among the most watched to date.

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