![]() ![]() I recommend they get out there and work some weak ties. Q: Why do you say ” weak ties” may change our lives?Ī: The twentysomethings do tend to be in constant communication with the same few people. If you ever want to change something about yourself, your 20s are your best shot. Everybody tells me I’m not a grown-up.” They need to learn how to be more future-oriented. I don’t have to engage with having a real job. ![]() They interpret it as ” I shouldn’t worry about a real relationship. You don’t demote them just when they need to start taking themselves seriously. Q: Some call the 20s ” extended adolescence” or ” emerging adulthood.” Has our culture done a disservice to young people today?Ī: You don’t empower twentysomethings by telling them they’re not grown-ups. It’s left the 20s in a bit of a ” Las Vegas in the life cycle,” where what you do isn’t real and choices don’t count, because what really counts are our 30s. ![]() It has led to this idea that if you wait and get started at 30, you make better decisions, have better marriages, have better careers. ![]() Q: Why do people think the 20s don’t matter?Ī: We hear messages that the slower path to adulthood is definitely better. Jay, an assistant clinical professor at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, tells USA TODAY’s Sharon Jayson why the 20s are the most transformative period of our adult lives. People in their 20s are getting the wrong message from our culture, says psychologist Meg Jay, author of The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter - and How to Make the Most of Them Now. ![]()
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