In The Defining Decade, author Meg Jay uses years of research to explain how your work, relationships, personality, and identity undergo massive shifts during your twenties, and how you can make the most of this pivotal decade.

Across Western culture, the common wisdom holds that our twenties are a time best spent exploring ourselves, defining our personalities, and chasing our dreams.

But far from feeling empowering and joyful, our twenties can oftentimes seem messy, without a clear purpose or guiding light.

And while many are quick to point out just how pivotal your twenties should be, far fewer stick around to tell us what, exactly, we should be doing.

Fortunately, clinical psychologist and University of Virginia professor Meg Jay is here to help people make sense of these turbulent years.

As a specialist in young adulthood and human development, Jay offers sound advice on how to make the most of your twenties, and begin establishing the future you were destined for.