“to look twenty-nine. The young look older and the old look younger, collapsing the adult lifespan into one long twentysomething ride. Even a new term—amortality—has been coined to describe living the same way, at the same pitch, from our teens… — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“How do you get the happy ending? John Irving ought to know. One of my favorite authors, Irving writes these multigenerational epics of fiction… — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“The future isn't written in the stars. There are no guarantees. So claim your adulthood. Be intentional. Get to work. Pick your family. Do… — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“For the most part, "naturals" are myths. People who are especially good at something may have some innate inclination, or some particular talent, but… — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“Your iPod is whispering in your ear. It was keeping you company, but now it's like a good friend turned bad [...] It is… — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“their own grandchildren. Parents like Kate’s are so intent on protecting their kids from their brand of the midlife crisis—their regret over settling down… — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“When we cannot connect something we see or hear to something we have seen or heard before, or when the words will simply not… — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“quickly. Afterward, things are not so easy. The twenties are that critical period of adulthood. These are the years when it will be easiest… — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“can really rescue you, and you have to do something. Not knowing what you want to” — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“Real confidence comes from mastery experiences, which are actual, lived moments of success, especially when things seem difficult.” — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“Ian pretended that not knowing what to do was the hard part when, somewhere inside, I think he knew that making a choice about something is when the real uncertainty begins. The more terrifying uncertainty is wanting something and not knowing how to get it. It is working toward something even though there is no sure thing. When we make… — Meg Jay Copy Share
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. —Maya Angelou” — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
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