The Twenties of a person’s life is a defining period. The first ten years of a career has an exponential impact on our lifetime earnings. Eight out of ten defining moments of our life happen by our mid thirties. In the twenties our brain undergoes rewiring that defines us as a person. Most personality change takes place in our twenties. And by our thirtieth birthday we would have most likely met and known the person we get married to. Female fertility peaks at age 28 and things get complicated after 35.
Meg Jay is a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with people in their twenties. She is author of the book “The Defining Decade”. In this wonderful and wise talk she warns that by telling people in their twenties that “30 is the new 20”, we are telling them that they have extra time in their hand. This is a dangerous message to give and leads to life altering results on the downside. If the twenties are lost then it builds too much pressure in the thirties. This increases the likelihood of mistakes and when things go wrong there is little time for correction. Luckily for those in their twenties, things can be turned around much more easily than in their thirties. That is why it is important for those in their twenties to pay heed to Meg Jay’s message: Thirty is not the new Twenty.
Please pass this on to those who are in their twenties or know somebody in their twenties.
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