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Quarterlife
Crisis: The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties by
Alexandra
Robbins, Abby
Wilner
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- Paperback: 224 pages ;
Dimensions (in inches): 0.58 x 8.26 x 5.52
- Publisher: J. P. Tarcher; ;
(May 17, 2001)
- ISBN: 1585421065
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Book
Description
A startling, insightful, and instructive
exploration of the challenges twentysomethings face as they
transition from school to "the real world."
While the midlife crisis has been thoroughly explored by
experts, there is another landmine period in our adult
development, called the quarterlife crisis, which can be just
as devastating.
When
young adults emerge at graduation from almost two decades of
schooling, during which each step to take is clearly marked,
they encounter an overwhelming number of choices regarding
their careers, finances, homes, and social networks.
Confronted
by an often shattering whirlwind of new responsibilities, new
liberties, and new options, they feel helpless, panicked,
indecisive, and apprehensive.
Quarterlife Crisis is the first book to document this
phenomenon and offer insightful advice on smoothly navigating
the challenging transition from childhood to adulthood, from
school to the world beyond.
It
includes the personal stories of more than one hundred
twentysomethings who describe their struggles to carve out
personal identities; to cope with their fears of failure; to
face making choices rather than avoiding them; and to balance
all the demanding aspects of personal and professional
life.
From
"What do all my doubts mean?" to "How do I know
if the decisions I'm making are right?" this book
compellingly addresses the hardest questions facing young
adults today.
Abby Wilner works in the
Information Technology field as a Website Administrator.
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