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I found the overall message of this book, "you create the life you want by having goals and gaining meaningful experiences in your twenties," good and true. I resonated a lot with that sentiment and that it is what we do in our twenties that shape the rest of our lives. Like Meg said, we don't just suddenly have it figured out at thirty.
However, I found some of the patient examples used to be redundant and entirely stereotypical. They became "successful" in Meg's eyes when they got a stable 9-5 job, went to grad school, got married, or had kids. Pretty much what I have been told to do my whole life. Her take lacks nuance and depth and feels very surface level. I don't necessarily think all of this advice is bad, but it lacks an understanding of different socioeconomic backgrounds and that people tend to have dreams outside of the typical. This whole book I felt like I was being lectured by my parents who have no idea what it is like to live in my generation.
However, I found some of the patient examples used to be redundant and entirely stereotypical. They became "successful" in Meg's eyes when they got a stable 9-5 job, went to grad school, got married, or had kids. Pretty much what I have been told to do my whole life. Her take lacks nuance and depth and feels very surface level. I don't necessarily think all of this advice is bad, but it lacks an understanding of different socioeconomic backgrounds and that people tend to have dreams outside of the typical. This whole book I felt like I was being lectured by my parents who have no idea what it is like to live in my generation.