Comments on: The Defining Decade, Meg Jay, PhD

By: Cat Astrophe

Cat Astrophe — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:36:57 +0000

What I garnered from your post: Your review was done with an air of arrogance, you’re in your 20’s, you have lived your life perfectly thus far, right now you think/know you have done everything perfectly, right now have no regrets and know that you never will because you never make mistakes, you can’t take suggestions or advice from someone that has interviewed and compiled information from those in their 20’s, you are jealous of someone that has achieved a hard-earned a degree. You took this assignment negatively from the get go and narcistically thought someone was trying to give you a message rather than its pure form, just another book to review. It appears you are one to take issue if anyone WERE wishing to share or offer you advice that might help you or someone else with their future. HA! Sorry to say, you have not lived long enough yet to reflect back on a full life to know of what you speak except in the here and now. Very much a 20 year old viewpoint not looking beyond the horizon = good luck to you!

By: Trapunto

Trapunto — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:51:05 +0000

In reply to trapunto. Warning: Meghan Daum is NOT a good role model for youthful misspenders after all. I just read her third book and I am anti-inspired by her life story and personal outlook. Plus there are some shocking grammatical and typographical errors, and she uses the word "indeed" in a semi-selfconsciously-avuncular way every second paragraph.

By: Jud Burgess

Jud Burgess — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:20:25 +0000

What I took from your post: You’re fine, got your life together, no worries, you judge people who write books by their cover, and you want us all to know it.

By: Right Now Matters, Right Now. Sorry :( | The Young Professional

Right Now Matters, Right Now. Sorry :( | The Young Professional — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:33:06 +0000

[…] That statistic is offered by Meg Jay, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist specializing in adult development and the author of The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter–and How to Make the Most of Them Now, in Jenna Goudreau’s article on millennials. For a more thorough review of the book, check out Jenny’s Spot-on Review. […]

By: The Young Professional

The Young Professional — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:33:47 +0000

Really a great post: smart, engaging, and fun. While I probably would have thrown the book back at the person had they dropped it on my desk, I am glad you powered through to give us your thoughts. Most of the time, baby-boomers ignore that our generation exists. Other times, they either tell us how horribly we are doing, or just condescendingly tell us we should be more like they are, but didn’t they make this mess? All the things they have to say that would help seem to get lost in the delivery.

By: Amused By Books (@amusedbybooks)

Amused By Books (@amusedbybooks) — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:32:44 +0000

This post was awesome! I feel you because somehow no matter how old I get (I am currently 30) I am never adult enough for the ‘adults’ in my life so I could see them handing this book to me too. So funny!

By: Care

Care — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:20:45 +0000

You’re fine. If I ever succumb to the Fifty Shades of Grey must-read hysteria, I hope it is with the hate-read approach.

By: aartichapati

aartichapati — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:54:23 +0000

In reply to anna.

Ah, but she didn’t just write “Esq.” She wrote out the whole word “esquire.” And she wrote it while an MBA candidate, so it wasn’t particularly relevant to anything she was doing. If you are a practicing lawyer, then by all means do it! But if not…

By: anna

anna — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:01:03 +0000

In reply to aartichapati.

But, but, “esq” is so much fun to write! It’s got that fun old-fashioned ring to it that letters like J.D. or P.H.D. simply don’t, and if I need to show that I’m an attorney elegantly, I’d rather write a little “Esq.” than “Attorney at Law”. Not that I defend your classmate, who sounds dreadful. I just defend the fun of esquiring.

By: aartichapati

aartichapati — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:36:42 +0000

I had a classmate in school recently that everyone hated because she was mean and really self-absorbed. She was also a lawyer and her email signature line said, “___ ____, Esquire.” We all judged her for that. I don’t think we were wrong to do so. Who uses the word Esquire? Who that isn’t a JD realizes that Equire relates to law and not to a men’s magazine? I judge her, and I do not deny that I judge her very harshly. No one needs to know all about your advanced degrees.

I don’t think I will read this book because, well, I also feel like I am living my 20s ok. Not quite as exciting and adventuresome as I’d like them to be, but I DO have a good amount saved for retirement at least!