Your Twenties Matter!

Bells
9 may 2015
2 Min. de lectura

The past couple of months I've felt like I've got to start better-ing myself. And according to Dr. Meg Jay, I couldn't have picked a better moment.

I am, in fact, in my twenties - the very beginning of it. Which is why the title of this book called my attention. My twenties matter? Well, duh. It's supposed to be my time to be alive, I have so many choices, the world is supposed to be my oyster (not that I'm outgoing enough to make it my oyster). But since I wanted to try and make the best out of my twenties, and a psychologist is sure to know what most people get wrong during these years, I figured: why the heck not! So I read it.

The book is written in a very scientific way, in my opinion. The author presents you an anecdote - the example - and then she explains what's wrong in the decisions being made. She recounts tales of both late-20s adults, as well as people in their 30s and 40s - kind of to walk you through what mistakes look like long after you've made them. This can make it tedious for those who like more bullet-points kind of self-help books, but the mix between anecdotes and small (but incredibly smart) tips and explanations made it for me an easy read. I did not read this in a day, mind you. It's not that compelling.

This book dabbles in self-help for twentysomethings in both love and work. You can easily determine which chapters to skip if you're not interested in one or the other. Honestly, though, I would recommend not skipping, as it's really all interconnected.

Overall, I give this book a 8 out of 10. It didn't exactly blow me away, it just compiled lots of scientific info made interesting and handy (although I sure appreciate the compilation: I wouldn't have known of its existence by myself!). Relatively short, interesting and light to read, this book works as a great introduction to self-help, specially to the younger audience (by younger, I mean twentysomethings. Not kids. Please don't give this to a kid).

If you want to know more about the book, you can click the jacket picture and it'll lead you to Dr. Meg Jay's website. You can also click the picture above of the psychologist to get to know her background a bit better. And, last but not least, you can check out her video "30 is Not the New 20" on TedTalk, here: