{"id":32264,"date":"2021-04-07T23:28:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T03:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=32264"},"modified":"2021-04-19T21:27:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T01:27:08","slug":"the-defining-decade-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-defining-decade-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Defining Decade: 4 Quotes About Growing Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you looking for the best quotes from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-defining-decade-book\/\">The Defining Decade<\/a><\/em>? Can these quotes help you prepare for your future in your 20s?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These quotes from <em>The Defining Decade<\/em> cover author Meg Jay&#8217;s advice on life, love, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/planning-for-your-future\/\">planning for your future<\/a>. 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Today\u2019s generations of young adults start their lives much later, believing that they don\u2019t need to start making serious decisions until age thirty, and that their twenties are a time for unencumbered fun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the truth is that a good career and a good relationship don\u2019t magically appear at age thirty. <strong>To ensure they will happen for you in your thirties and forties, when you finally feel ready for them, you need to prepare for them in your twenties.<\/strong>&nbsp;Meg Jay is a clinical psychologist who specializes in helping twenty-somethings figure out their lives. In <em>The Defining Decade<\/em>, she offers insights to help you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-take-control-of-your-life\/\">take control of your life<\/a> and pave the way for future happiness in both work and love. Your decisions today can greatly affect your options tomorrow, and she encourages all twenty-somethings to take these years seriously\u2014even while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/have-more-fun\/\">having fun<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cFor the most part, &#8220;naturals&#8221; are myths. People who are especially good at something may have some innate inclination, or some particular talent, but they have&nbsp;<em>also<\/em>&nbsp;spent about ten thousand hours practicing or doing that thing.\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/true-confidence\/\">Real confidence<\/a> doesn\u2019t come from ignoring your anxiety or from listening to friends and family tell you you\u2019re wonderful. Real confidence comes from the mastery of skills. 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