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Quarterlife Crisis: The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties

Alexandra Robbins

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Penguin Putnam
  • Publish Date: May 21st, 2001
  • Pages: 224
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.26in - 5.52in - 0.58in - 0.57lb
  • EAN: 9781585421060
  • Recommended age: 18-UP
  • Categories: Personal Growth - SuccessDevelopmental - Adulthood & AgingCareers - General

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About the Author

Alexandra Robbins, a contributing editor at Mademoiselle, is a journalist who has written for such publications as The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, Salon, and Time Digital.
Abby Wilner works in the information technology field as a website administrator and lives in Washington, D.C.

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Praise for this book

"The worst year of my life was 26. The second-worst was 24. I had no idea, until now, that my funky period was part of a larger pattern. Finally, a book that explains my quarterlife crisis."--Joe Klein, author of Primary Colors