Pourquoi les jeunes sont malheureux: Why Generation Y Yuppies Are Unhappy par Tim Urban

Un court résumé du livre de Meg Jay: The defining Decade : Why your twenties matter – and how to make the most of them now.

“Our “thirty-is-the-new-twenty” culture tells us that the twentysomething years don’t matter. Some say they are an extended adolescence. Others call them an emerging adulthood. But thirty is not the new twenty. Meg Jay argues that twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation, much of which has trivialized what is actually the most transformative period of our adult lives.”

Une courte conférence TED: Why 30 is not the new 20

Dans Business Insider: Why You Can’t Afford To Waste Your Twenties

Society has convinced us that it’s perfectly normal for 20-somethings to work as baristas, live in shoebox-size apartments, struggle to pay rent, and date all the wrong people — all the while having the time of their lives.

But psychologist Dr. Meg Jay says millennials have taken it too far, that this decade is not a time for indulgent self-exploration.

In her book, The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter And How To Make The Most Of Them Now, Jay says that if you follow everyone else’s advice about “finding yourself,” you’ll waste your 20s and be a wreck by your 30s.

We’ve compiled some of Jay’s compelling reasons for why society’s portrayal of this period of this decade is all wrong, and why young people should capitalize on their 20s.