Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast
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ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Zeeva Livshitz
00:12
When I was in my 20s,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ื™ ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”20 ืฉืœื™,
00:14
I saw my very first psychotherapy client.
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ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ืœืงื•ื—ืช ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืชืจืคื™ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™.
00:18
I was a Ph.D. student in clinical psychology at Berkeley.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืกื˜ื•ื“ื˜ื™ืช ืœื“ื•ืงื˜ื•ืจื˜ ื‘ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืงืœื™ื ื™ืช ื‘ื‘ืจืงืœื™.
ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืื™ืฉื” ื‘ืช 26 ืฉืฉืžื” ืืœื›ืก.
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She was a 26-year-old woman named Alex.
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00:26
Now Alex walked into her first session wearing jeans and a big slouchy top,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืืœื›ืก ื ื™ื›ื ืกื” ืœืคื’ื™ืฉื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื”
ืœื•ื‘ืฉืช ื’'ื™ื ืก ื•ื—ื•ืœืฆื” ืžืจื•ืฉืœืช,
00:30
and she dropped onto the couch in my office
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืฆื ื—ื” ืœืกืคื” ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ื™
00:33
and kicked off her flats
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ื•ื”ืฉืœื™ื›ื” ืืช ื ืขืœื™ื”
00:34
and told me she was there to talk about guy problems.
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ื•ืืžืจื” ืœื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ืฉื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื’ื‘ืจื™ื.
00:38
Now when I heard this, I was so relieved.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื›ืฉืฉืžืขืชื™ ืืช ื–ื”, ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื”ืงืœื”.
ื‘ืช ื›ื™ืชืชื™ ืงื™ื‘ืœื” ืžืฆื™ืช ืกื“ืจืชื™ ื‘ืชื•ืจ ื”ืœืงื•ื— ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื”.
00:43
My classmate got an arsonist for her first client.
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00:46
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:47
And I got a twentysomething who wanted to talk about boys.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื‘ืช ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืจืฆืชื” ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื‘ื ื™ื.
00:52
This I thought I could handle.
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ื‘ื–ื” ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœื˜ืคืœ.
00:55
But I didn't handle it.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื˜ื™ืคืœืชื™ ื‘ื–ื”.
00:57
With the funny stories that Alex would bring to session,
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ืขื ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืžืฆื—ื™ืงื™ื ืฉืืœื›ืก ื”ื‘ื™ืื” ืœืคื’ื™ืฉื•ืช,
ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืงืœ ืœื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื”ื ื™ืข ื‘ืจืืฉื™
01:00
it was easy for me just to nod my head
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื‘ืขื˜ื ื• ื‘ืคื—ื™ืช ื‘ืžื•ืจื“ ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘.
01:02
while we kicked the can down the road.
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01:04
"Thirty's the new 20," Alex would say,
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"ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื ื”ื•ื ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉ," ืืœื›ืก ื”ื™ืชื” ืื•ืžืจืช,
01:06
and as far as I could tell, she was right.
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ื•ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืจืื•ืช, ื”ื™ื ืฆื“ืงื”.
01:09
Work happened later, marriage happened later,
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืื” ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ื ื‘ืื• ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
01:11
kids happened later, even death happened later.
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืื• ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื•ื•ืช ืžื’ื™ืข ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
01:15
Twentysomethings like Alex and I had nothing but time.
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ืœื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืžื• ืืœื›ืก ื•ืื ื™ ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ื–ืžืŸ.
01:20
But before long, my supervisor pushed me to push Alex about her love life.
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ืื‘ืœ ื“ื™ ืžื”ืจ, ื”ืžืคืงื—ืช ืฉืœื™ ื“ื—ืคื” ืื•ืชื™
ืœื“ื—ื•ืง ื‘ืืœื›ืก ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื—ื™ื™ ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืฉืœื”.
01:26
I pushed back.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื“ื—ืคืชื™ ื—ื–ืจื”.
ืืžืจืชื™, "ื‘ืจื•ืจ, ื”ื™ื ื™ื•ืฆืืช ืœื“ื™ื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉืžืชื—ืช ืœืจืžื” ืฉืœื”,
01:28
I said, "Sure, she's dating down,
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01:30
she's sleeping with a knucklehead,
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ื”ื™ื ืฉื•ื›ื‘ืช ืขื ื˜ืžื‘ืœ,
01:33
but it's not like she's going to marry the guy."
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœื”ืชื—ืชืŸ ืขื ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ."
01:36
And then my supervisor said,
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ื•ืื– ื”ืžืคืงื—ืช ืฉืœื™ ืืžืจื”,
01:38
"Not yet, but she might marry the next one.
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"ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ืื•ืœื™ ืชืชื—ืชืŸ ืขื ื”ื‘ื ืื—ืจื™ื•.
01:42
Besides, the best time to work on Alex's marriage
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ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื–ื”, ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ื”ื—ืชื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ืืœื›ืก
01:46
is before she has one."
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ื”ื•ื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ืชืชื—ืชืŸ."
01:50
That's what psychologists call an "Aha!" moment.
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื• ืจื’ืข ื”"ืื”ื!".
01:53
That was the moment I realized, 30 is not the new 20.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ื‘ื ืชื™, 30 ื”ื•ื ืœื 20 ื”ื—ื“ืฉ.
01:56
Yes, people settle down later than they used to,
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ื›ืŸ, ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืชื™ืฉื‘ื™ื ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื ื”ื•ื’,
01:59
but that didn't make Alex's 20s a developmental downtime.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ื”ืคืš ืืช ืฉื ื•ืช ื”20 ืฉืœ ืืœื›ืก ืœืคืกืง ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืชื™.
02:03
That made Alex's 20s a developmental sweet spot,
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ื–ื” ื”ืคืš ืืช ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืืœื›ืก ืœื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ืžืคืชื—,
02:07
and we were sitting there, blowing it.
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ื•ื™ืฉื‘ื ื• ืฉื ื•ื”ื—ืจื‘ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”.
02:10
That was when I realized that this sort of benign neglect
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืื– ืฉื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ืกื•ื’ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื–ื ื—ื” ืฉืคื™ืจื”
02:14
was a real problem, and it had real consequences,
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ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื™ื” ืืžื™ืชื™ืช, ื•ื”ื™ื• ืœื” ื”ืฉืœื›ื•ืช,
02:18
not just for Alex and her love life
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ืœื ืจืง ืœืืœื›ืก ื•ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืฉืœื”
02:20
but for the careers and the families and the futures
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ืืœื ืœืงืจื™ื™ืจื•ืช ื•ืœืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื•ืœืขืชื™ื“
02:23
of twentysomethings everywhere.
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ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
02:27
There are 50 million twentysomethings in the United States right now.
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ื™ืฉ ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ื ืžืœื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•
ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
02:31
We're talking about 15 percent of the population,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ 15 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื”,
02:35
or 100 percent if you consider
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ืื• 100 ืื—ื•ื– ืื ืืชื ืžืชื—ืฉื‘ื™ื ื‘ื–ื”
02:38
that no one's getting through adulthood without going through their 20s first.
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ืฉืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืืช ืฉืœื‘ ื”ื‘ื’ืจื•ืช
ื‘ืœื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ืฉื ื•ืช ื” 20 ืงื•ื“ื.
02:42
(Laughter)
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02:43
Raise your hand if you're in your 20s.
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ื”ืจื™ืžื• ืืช ื™ื“ื›ื ืื ืืชื ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื” 20 ืฉืœื›ื.
02:45
I really want to see some twentysomethings here.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืจืื•ืช ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืืŸ.
ืื•ื”, ื›ืŸ! ื›ื•ืœื›ื ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื.
02:48
Oh, yay! You are all awesome.
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02:49
If you work with twentysomethings, you love a twentysomething,
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ืื ืชืขื‘ื“ื• ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•, ืชืื”ื‘ื• ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•,
02:53
you're losing sleep over twentysomethings, I want to see โ€”
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ืืชื ืžืื‘ื“ื™ื ืฉืขื•ืช ืฉื™ื ื” ืขืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•, ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืจืื•ืช --
02:56
Okay. Awesome, twentysomethings really matter.
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ืื•ืงื™ื™. ืžืขื•ืœื”, ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืืžืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื.
ืื– ืื ื™ ืžืชืžื—ื” ื‘ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื”
03:01
So, I specialize in twentysomethings because I believe
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03:04
that every single one of those 50 million twentysomethings
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ืฉืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืื•ืชื ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ื ืžืœื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•
03:08
deserves to know what psychologists,
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ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื“ืขืช ืžื” ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื,
03:11
sociologists, neurologists and fertility specialists
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ืกื•ืฆื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื, ื ื™ื•ืจื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื ื•ืžื•ืžื—ื™ ืคื•ืจื™ื•ืช
03:15
already know:
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ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื:
03:17
that claiming your 20s is one of the simplest,
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ืฉืœืชื‘ื•ืข ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืืช ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ื”ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:20
yet most transformative, things you can do
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ืืš ืžืฉื ื™ื, ื—ื™ื™ื, ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช
03:23
for work, for love, for your happiness,
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ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ื”ืื”ื‘ื”,ื•ื”ืื•ืฉืจ ืฉืœื›ื,
03:25
maybe even for the world.
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ืื•ืœื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
03:28
This is not my opinion.
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ื–ื• ืœื ื“ืขืชื™. ืืœื” ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื•ืช.
03:30
These are the facts.
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03:33
We know that 80 percent of life's most defining moments
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉ 80 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ืจื’ืขื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื
03:36
take place by age 35.
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ืžืชืจื—ืฉื™ื ืขื“ ื’ื™ืœ 35.
03:39
That means that eight out of 10
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืฉืžื•ื ื” ืžืชื•ืš 10 ืžื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช
03:42
of the decisions and experiences and "Aha!" moments
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ื•ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ืจื’ืขื™ ื”"ืื”ื!?
03:45
that make your life what it is
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ืฉื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ืœืžื” ืฉื”ื
03:47
will have happened by your mid-30s.
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ื™ืงืจื• ืขื“ ืืžืฆืข ืฉื ื•ืช ื”30 ืฉืœื›ื.
03:50
People who are over 40, don't panic.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืขื‘ืจื• ืืช ื’ื™ืœ 40, ืœื ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœืคืื ื™ืงื”.
03:52
This crowd is going to be fine, I think.
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ื”ืงื”ืœ ื”ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช.
03:55
We know that the first 10 years of a career
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉืœืขืฉืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื”
03:58
has an exponential impact on how much money you're going to earn.
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ื™ืฉ ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืืงืกืคื•ื ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ืช
ืขืœ ื›ืžื” ื›ืกืฃ ืืชื ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื—.
04:02
We know that more than half of Americans
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื
04:04
are married or are living with or dating their future partner by 30.
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ื ืฉื•ืื™ื ืื• ื—ื™ื™ื ืื• ื™ื•ืฆืื™ื
ืขื ื”ืคืจื˜ื ืจื™ื ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืขื“ ื’ื™ืœ 30.
04:09
We know that the brain caps off
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื”ืžื•ื— ืžืกื™ื™ื ืืช
04:11
its second and last growth spurt in your 20s
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ื”ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื”ืžื”ื™ืจื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœื• ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื” 20
04:14
as it rewires itself for adulthood,
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ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื—ื•ื•ื˜ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ืœื‘ื’ืจื•ืช,
04:17
which means that whatever it is you want to change about yourself,
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ืžื” ืฉืื•ืžืจ ืฉืžื” ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื‘ืขืฆืžื›ื,
04:21
now is the time to change it.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื•ื ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืื•ืชื•.
04:24
We know that personality changes more during your 20s
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื”ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืžืฉืชื ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืฉื ื•ืช ื” 20
04:27
than at any other time in life,
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ืžืืฉืจ ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ืื—ืจ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื,
04:30
and we know that female fertility peaks at age 28,
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉืคื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื”ืื™ืฉื” ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืœืฉื™ืื” ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 28,
04:34
and things get tricky after age 35.
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ื•ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ืขืฉื™ื ืžืกื•ื‘ื›ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื’ื™ืœ 35.
ืื– ืฉื ื•ืช ื” 20 ื”ื ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœืฆื‘ื•ืจ ื™ื“ืข
04:38
So your 20s are the time to educate yourself
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04:40
about your body and your options.
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ืขืœ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื›ื ื•ื”ืื•ืคืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
04:44
So when we think about child development,
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ืื– ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื”ื™ืœื“,
04:46
we all know that the first five years are a critical period
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื—ืžืฉ ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ืชืงื•ืคื” ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ืช
04:50
for language and attachment in the brain.
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ืœืฉืคื” ื•ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžื•ื—.
04:54
It's a time when your ordinary, day-to-day life
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ื–ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืœื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื
04:57
has an inordinate impact on who you will become.
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ื™ืฉ ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ืช ืขืœ ืžื™ ืฉืชื”ื™ื•.
ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืขืœื™ื• ืคื—ื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจ
05:02
But what we hear less about is that there's such a thing
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05:04
as adult development,
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ื›ื–ื” ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื, ื•ืฉื ื•ืช ื” 20 ืฉืœื ื•
05:05
and our 20s are that critical period of adult development.
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ื”ื ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื”ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื.
05:11
But this isn't what twentysomethings are hearing.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืžื” ืฉื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื.
05:14
Newspapers talk about the changing timetable of adulthood.
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ืขื™ืชื•ื ื™ื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืœื•ื— ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื’ืจื•ืช.
05:19
Researchers call the 20s an extended adolescence.
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ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ื”ืชื‘ื’ืจื•ืช ืžืชืžืฉื›ืช.
05:22
Journalists coin silly nicknames for twentysomethings
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ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ืขื™ื ืฉืžื•ืช ื—ื™ื‘ื” ืžื˜ื•ืคืฉื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•
05:25
like "twixters" and "kidults."
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ื›ืžื• ื‘ื ื™ "ืขืฉืจื™ื-ืขืฉืจื”" ื• "ื™ืœืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื."
05:28
(Laughing) It's true!
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ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
05:30
As a culture, we have trivialized
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ื›ืชืจื‘ื•ืช, ื”ืคื›ื ื• ืืช ืžื” ืฉืœืžืขืฉื”
05:33
what is actually the defining decade of adulthood.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืขืฉื•ืจ ื”ืžื›ืจื™ืข ื‘ื‘ื’ืจื•ืช ืœื˜ืจื™ื•ื™ืืœื™.
05:39
Leonard Bernstein said that to achieve great things,
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ืœืื•ื ืจื“ ื‘ืจื ืกื˜ื™ืŸ ืืžืจ ืฉื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื,
05:42
you need a plan and not quite enough time.
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ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื•ืœื ืžืžืฉ ืžืกืคื™ืง ื–ืžืŸ.
05:46
(Laughing) Isn't that true?
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ื”ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
05:48
So what do you think happens
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ืื– ืžื” ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืงื•ืจื”
05:49
when you pat a twentysomething on the head and you say,
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ื›ืฉืืชื ื˜ื•ืคื—ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ืขืœ ื”ืจืืฉ ื•ืื•ืžืจื™ื,
05:52
"You have 10 extra years to start your life"?
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"ื™ืฉ ืœืš 10 ืฉื ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื"?
ื›ืœื•ื ืœื ืงื•ืจื”.
05:56
Nothing happens.
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ื’ื–ืœืชื ืžื”ืื“ื ื”ื–ื” ืืช ื”ื“ื—ื™ืคื•ืช ื•ื”ืืžื‘ื™ืฆื™ื” ืฉืœื•,
05:58
You have robbed that person of his urgency and ambition,
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06:01
and absolutely nothing happens.
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ื•ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ื›ืœื•ื ืœื ืงื•ืจื”.
06:04
And then every day, smart, interesting twentysomethings
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ื•ืื– ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื, ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•, ื—ื›ืžื™ื, ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื
06:08
like you or like your sons and daughters
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ื›ืžื•ื›ื ื•ื›ืžื• ื‘ื ื™ื›ื ื•ื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื›ื
06:11
come into my office and say things like this:
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ื‘ืื™ื ืœืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื™ ื•ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื•:
06:16
"I know my boyfriend's no good for me,
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"ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™,
06:18
but this relationship doesn't count. I'm just killing time."
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœื ื ื—ืฉื‘ื™ื, ืื ื™ ืจืง ืžืขื‘ื™ืจื” ื–ืžืŸ."
06:22
Or they say, "Everybody says as long as I get started
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ืื• ืฉื”ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื, "ื›ื•ืœื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ืืชื—ื™ืœ
06:25
on a career by the time I'm 30, I'll be fine."
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ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืื”ื™ื” ื‘ืช 30, ืื ื™ ืื”ื™ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ."
06:29
But then it starts to sound like this:
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื–ื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืฉืžืข ื›ื›ื”:
06:32
"My 20s are almost over, and I have nothing to show for myself.
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"ืฉื ื•ืช ื” 20 ืฉืœื™ ื›ืžืขื˜ ื ื’ืžืจื•, ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืžื” ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™.
06:36
I had a better rรฉsumรฉ the day after I graduated from college."
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืงื•ืจื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืœืื—ืจ ืกื™ื•ื ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™."
06:41
And then it starts to sound like this:
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ื•ืื– ื–ื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืฉืžืข ื›ื›ื”:
06:44
"Dating in my 20s was like musical chairs.
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"ื“ื™ื™ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื” 20 ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ื›ืžื• ื›ื™ืกืื•ืช ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืœื™ื™ื.
06:46
Everybody was running around and having fun,
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ื›ื•ืœื ืจืฆื• ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื•ืขืฉื• ื—ื™ื™ื,
06:49
but then sometime around 30 it was like the music turned off
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ื•ืื– ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•ืช 30 ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื›ื‘ืชื”
06:52
and everybody started sitting down.
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘.
06:55
I didn't want to be the only one left standing up,
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ืœื ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืฉื ืฉืืจืช ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืื—ืจื•ื ื”,
06:57
so sometimes I think I married my husband
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ืื– ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ืชื—ืชื ืชื™ ืขื ื‘ืขืœื™
06:59
because he was the closest chair to me at 30."
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื”ื›ื™ืกื ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืœื™ ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 30."
07:03
Where are the twentysomethings here?
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ืื™ืคื” ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ืคื”?
07:05
Do not do that.
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ืืœ ืชืขืฉื• ืืช ื–ื”.
07:07
(Laughter)
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07:09
Okay, now that sounds a little flip, but make no mistake,
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ืื•ืงื™ื™, ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ืงืฆืช ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ, ืื‘ืœ ืืœ ืชื˜ืขื•,
07:12
the stakes are very high.
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ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื ื™ื ื”ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื.
ื›ืฉื”ืจื‘ื” ื ื“ื—ื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื  30 ืฉืœื›ื,
07:15
When a lot has been pushed to your 30s,
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07:17
there is enormous thirtysomething pressure
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื•ืช ืขืฆื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ืœื—ืฅ ืฉืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•
07:19
to jump-start a career, pick a city, partner up,
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ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื”, ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืขื™ืจ, ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืฉื•ืชืฃ ืœื—ื™ื™ื,
07:23
and have two or three kids in a much shorter period of time.
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ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืฉื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืชืงื•ืคืช ื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
07:27
Many of these things are incompatible,
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ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœื ืขื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืงื ื” ืื—ื“,
07:29
and as research is just starting to show,
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ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจืื•ืช,
07:32
simply harder and more stressful to do all at once in our 30s.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืงืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืžืœื—ื™ืฆื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืชื
ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ื‘ืช ืื—ืช ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื” 30.
07:38
The post-millennial midlife crisis isn't buying a red sports car.
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ืžืฉื‘ืจ ืืžืฆืข ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœืื—ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื ื™ื•ื
ื–ื” ืœื ืœืงื ื•ืช ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ืื“ื•ืžื”.
07:43
It's realizing you can't have that career you now want.
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ื–ื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื›ื ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื.
07:48
It's realizing you can't have that child you now want,
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ื–ื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื›ื ื”ื™ืœื“ ืฉืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื,
07:51
or you can't give your child a sibling.
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ืื• ืฉืืชื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืชืช ืœื™ืœื“ ืฉืœื›ื ืื—.
07:55
Too many thirtysomethings and fortysomethings
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ื•ืืจื‘ืขื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•
07:57
look at themselves, and at me, sitting across the room,
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ืžื‘ื™ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืขืฆืžื, ื•ื‘ื™, ื›ืฉื”ื ื™ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืžื•ืœื™ ื‘ื—ื“ืจ,
08:01
and say about their 20s,
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ื•ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืขืœ ืฉื ื•ืช ื” 20 ืฉืœื”ื,
08:03
"What was I doing? What was I thinking?"
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"ืžื” ืขืฉื™ืชื™? ืžื” ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™?"
08:09
I want to change what twentysomethings are doing and thinking.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืžื” ืฉื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•
ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื•ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื.
08:13
Here's a story about how that can go.
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ื”ื ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืขืœ ืื™ืš ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“.
08:15
It's a story about a woman named Emma.
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ื–ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืขืœ ืื™ืฉื” ื‘ืฉื ืืžื”.
08:19
At 25, Emma came to my office
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 25, ืืžื” ื‘ืื” ืœืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื™
08:21
because she was, in her words, having an identity crisis.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื”, ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœื”, ื‘ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื–ื”ื•ืช.
ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” ืฉื”ื™ื ื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืื•ืœื™ ืชืื”ื‘ ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืืžื ื•ืช
08:27
She said she thought she might like to work in art or entertainment,
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ืื• ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืจ, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื”,
08:30
but she hadn't decided yet,
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08:32
so she'd spent the last few years waiting tables instead.
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ืื– ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืœืชื” ืืช ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืžืœืฆืจื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ื”.
ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื–ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ื™ื ื’ืจื” ืขื ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื”
08:37
Because it was cheaper, she lived with a boyfriend
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08:39
who displayed his temper more than his ambition.
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ืฉื”ืคื’ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืขืฆื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืช ื”ืืžื‘ื™ืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื•.
08:43
And as hard as her 20s were,
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืฉืฉื ื•ืช ื”20 ืฉืœื” ื”ื™ื• ืงืฉื•ืช,
08:45
her early life had been even harder.
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ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืžื•ืงื“ืžื™ื ืฉืœื” ื”ื™ื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืงืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
ื”ื™ื ื‘ื›ืชื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืคื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
08:48
She often cried in our sessions,
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08:50
but then would collect herself by saying,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืชืขืฉืชืช ื•ืื•ืžืจืช,
08:52
"You can't pick your family, but you can pick your friends."
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"ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ืื‘ืœ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื."
08:57
Well one day, Emma comes in and she hangs her head in her lap,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“, ืืžื” ื ื›ื ืกื”
ื•ื˜ืžื ื” ืืช ืจืืฉื” ื‘ื—ื™ืงื”,
09:00
and she sobbed for most of the hour.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืชื” ื‘ืžืฉืš ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืฉืขื”.
09:04
She'd just bought a new address book,
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืงื ืชื” ืกืคืจ ื˜ืœืคื•ื ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉ,
09:06
and she'd spent the morning filling in her many contacts,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืœืชื” ืืช ื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ ื‘ืžื™ืœื•ื™ ืื ืฉื™ ื”ืงืฉืจ ื”ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื”,
09:09
but then she'd been left staring at that empty blank
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื”ื™ื ื ืฉืืจื” ืœื‘ื”ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืจื™ืง
09:12
that comes after the words
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ืฉื‘ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื
09:14
"In case of emergency, please call ..."
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"ืœืžืงืจื” ื—ืจื•ื, ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืชืงืฉืจ ืœ...."
09:18
She was nearly hysterical when she looked at me and said,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื›ืžืขื˜ ื”ื™ืกื˜ืจื™ืช ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื” ื‘ื™ ื•ืืžืจื”,
09:21
"Who's going to be there for me if I get in a car wreck?
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"ืžื™ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฉื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ืื ืื”ื™ื” ื‘ืชืื•ื ื” ื“ืจื›ื™ื?
09:24
Who's going to take care of me if I have cancer?"
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ืžื™ ื™ื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื™ ืื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืกืจื˜ืŸ?"
09:29
Now in that moment, it took everything I had
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ืจื’ืข, ื–ื” ื“ืจืฉ ืืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™
09:31
not to say, "I will."
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ืœื ืœื”ื’ื™ื“, "ืื ื™."
ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืžื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžื˜ืคืœ
09:34
But what Emma needed wasn't some therapist who really, really cared.
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ืฉื‘ืืžืช ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื™ื” ืื›ืคืช ืœื•.
09:38
Emma needed a better life, and I knew this was her chance.
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ืืžื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ื—ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืฉืœื”.
09:43
I had learned too much since I first worked with Alex
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืžืื– ืฉืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืขื ืืœื›ืก
09:46
to just sit there while Emma's defining decade
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืจืง ืœืฉื‘ืช ืฉื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ืขืฉื•ืจ ื”ืžื›ืจื™ืข ืฉืœ ืืžื”
ืฆืขื“ ื‘ืกืš.
09:50
went parading by.
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09:53
So over the next weeks and months,
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ืื– ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื•ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื,
09:55
I told Emma three things
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ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืืžื”
ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื›ืœ ื‘ืŸ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•, ื–ื›ืจ ืื• ื ืงื‘ื”,
09:57
that every twentysomething, male or female,
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10:00
deserves to hear.
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ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืฉืžื•ืข.
10:03
First, I told Emma to forget about having an identity crisis
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืืžื” ืœืฉื›ื•ื— ืžืžืฉื‘ืจ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช
10:08
and get some identity capital.
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ื•ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืงืฆืช ื”ื•ืŸ ื–ื”ื•ืชื™.
10:11
By "get identity capital,"
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ื‘ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื”ื•ืŸ ื–ื”ื•ืชื™, ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•
10:12
I mean do something that adds value to who you are.
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ืฉืžืขืœื” ืืช ื”ืขืจืš ืฉืœ ืžื™ ืฉืืชื.
10:17
Do something that's an investment
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ืขืฉื• ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืฉืงืขื”
10:19
in who you might want to be next.
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ื‘ืžื™ ืฉืื•ืœื™ ืชื”ื™ื• ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš.
10:22
I didn't know the future of Emma's career,
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ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืืช ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ืฉืœ ื”ืงืจื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืืžื”,
10:24
and no one knows the future of work,
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ื•ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืืช ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื•, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืืช ื–ื”:
10:27
but I do know this:
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10:28
Identity capital begets identity capital.
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ื”ื•ืŸ ื–ื”ื•ืชื™ ืžื•ืœื™ื“ ื”ื•ืŸ ื–ื”ื•ืชื™.
10:32
So now is the time for that cross-country job,
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ืื– ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”,
10:35
that internship, that startup you want to try.
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ื”ื”ืชืžื—ื•ืช ื”ื–ื•, ื”ืกื˜ืืจื˜ืืค ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื ืกื•ืช.
10:38
I'm not discounting twentysomething exploration here,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืคื—ื™ืชื” ื‘ืขืจืš ืฉืœ ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ืคื”,
10:42
but I am discounting exploration that's not supposed to count,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืžืคื—ื™ืชื” ื‘ืขืจืš ืฉืœ ืฉืœ ื—ืงืจ ืฉืœื ืืžื•ืจ ืœืฉื ื•ืช,
ืฉื–ื”, ื“ืจืš ืื’ื‘, ืœื ื—ืงืจ.
10:47
which, by the way, is not exploration.
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10:49
That's procrastination.
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ื–ื• ืกื—ื‘ืช.
10:52
I told Emma to explore work and make it count.
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ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืืžื” ืœื”ืชืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช.
10:58
Second, I told Emma that the urban tribe is overrated.
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ืฉื ื™ืช, ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืืžื” ืฉื”ืฉื‘ื˜ ื”ืื•ืจื‘ื ื™ ืžื•ืขืจืš ื™ืชืจ ืขืœ ื”ืžื™ื“ื”.
11:03
Best friends are great for giving rides to the airport,
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ื—ื‘ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ืžืขื•ืœื•ืช ืœื˜ืจืžืคื™ื ืœืฉื“ื” ื”ืชืขื•ืคื”,
11:06
but twentysomethings who huddle together with like-minded peers
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืžืชื’ื•ื“ื“ื™ื ื™ื—ื“
ืขื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื“ื•ืžื” ืžื’ื‘ื™ืœื™ื ืืช ืžื™ ืฉื”ื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื,
11:10
limit who they know,
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ืฆื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื”ื, ืฆื•ืจืช ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœื”ื,
11:12
what they know, how they think,
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11:14
how they speak, and where they work.
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ื•ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื”ื.
11:18
That new piece of capital, that new person to date
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ื”ื”ื•ืŸ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ื”ื–ื”, ื”ืื“ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืœืฆืืช ืื™ืชื•
11:20
almost always comes from outside the inner circle.
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ื›ืžืขื˜ ืชืžื™ื“ ื‘ื ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืžืขื’ืœ ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™.
11:24
New things come from what are called our weak ties,
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ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ืžืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื• ื”ืงืฉืจื™ื ื”ื—ืœืฉื™ื,
11:27
our friends of friends of friends.
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ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื.
11:30
So yes, half of twentysomethings are un- or under-employed.
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ืื– ื›ืŸ, ื—ืฆื™ ืžื‘ื ื™ ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ื”ื ืœื ืžื•ืขืกืงื™ื ืื• ื‘ืžืฉืจื” ื—ืœืงื™ืช.
11:35
But half aren't,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื—ืฆื™ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืœื, ื•ืงืฉืจื™ื ื—ืœืฉื™ื
11:37
and weak ties are how you get yourself into that group.
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ื”ื ืื™ืš ืฉืืชื ืžื›ื ื™ืกื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื ืœืงื‘ื•ืฆื”.
11:40
Half of new jobs are never posted,
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ื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืœื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื•ืช,
11:43
so reaching out to your neighbor's boss is how you get that unposted job.
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ืื– ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื•ืก ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื›ืŸ
ื–ื• ื”ื“ืจืš ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืœื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžืช ื”ื–ื•.
11:48
It's not cheating. It's the science of how information spreads.
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ื–ื” ืœื ืœืจืžื•ืช. ื–ื” ื”ืžื“ืข ืฉืœ ืื™ืš ืžื™ื“ืข ืžืชืคืฉื˜.
11:53
Last but not least, Emma believed
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ื•ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื—ื‘ื™ื‘, ืืžื” ื”ืืžื™ื ื”
11:55
that you can't pick your family, but you can pick your friends.
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ืฉืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ืื‘ืœ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื.
11:59
Now this was true for her growing up,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ื’ื“ืœื”,
12:01
but as a twentysomething, soon Emma would pick her family
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื‘ืช ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•, ืืžื” ื‘ืงืจื•ื‘ ืชื‘ื—ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื”
ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจ ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื•
12:04
when she partnered with someone and created a family of her own.
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ื•ืชื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืžืฉืœื”.
ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืืžื” ืฉื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื” ื”ื•ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
12:09
I told Emma the time to start picking your family is now.
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12:14
Now you may be thinking that 30 is actually a better time to settle down
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืืชื ืื•ืœื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉ 30
ื–ื” ืœืžืขืฉื” ื–ืžืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘
12:18
than 20, or even 25,
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ืžืืฉืจ 20 ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• 25,
12:21
and I agree with you.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืกื›ื™ืžื” ืื™ืชื›ื.
12:23
But grabbing whoever you're living with or sleeping with
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืชืคื•ืฉ ืืช ืžื™ ืฉืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื ืื™ืชื• ืื• ืฉื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืื™ืชื•
12:26
when everyone on Facebook starts walking down the aisle
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ื›ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื‘ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ืชืŸ
12:29
is not progress.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช.
12:32
The best time to work on your marriage is before you have one,
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ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ื”ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ื ืฉืœื›ื
ื–ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ื›ืืœื”,
12:36
and that means being as intentional with love
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ื•ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื›ื•ื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืื”ื‘ื”
12:39
as you are with work.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
12:41
Picking your family is about consciously choosing
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ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื–ื” ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื•ื“ืข
12:44
who and what you want
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ืžื™ ื•ืžื” ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื
12:46
rather than just making it work or killing time
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืจืง ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื–ื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืื• ืœื”ืจื•ื’ ื–ืžืŸ
ืขื ืžื™ ืฉื‘ืžืงืจื” ื‘ื—ืจ ืืชื›ื.
12:50
with whoever happens to be choosing you.
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12:53
So what happened to Emma?
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ืื– ืžื” ืงืจื” ืœืืžื”?
ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืขื‘ืจื ื• ืขืœ ืกืคืจ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื–ื”,
12:56
Well, we went through that address book,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืžืฆืื” ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ื“ ืฉืœ ืฉื•ืชืฃ ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ
12:58
and she found an old roommate's cousin
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13:00
who worked at an art museum in another state.
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ืฉืขื‘ื“ ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ืœืื•ืžื ื•ืช ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืื—ืจืช.
13:03
That weak tie helped her get a job there.
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ืื•ืชื• ืงืฉืจ ื—ืœืฉ ืขื–ืจ ืœื” ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉื.
13:06
That job offer gave her the reason to leave that live-in boyfriend.
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ื”ืฆืขืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื–ื• ื ืชื ื” ืœื” ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื”
ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ื”ื”ื•ื ืื—ืจื™ ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื
ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืœืื—ืจ ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื, ื”ื™ื ืžืชื›ื ื ืช ืืจื•ืขื™ื ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื•ื–ืื•ื ื™ื.
13:11
Now, five years later, she's a special events planner for museums.
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ื”ื™ื ื ืฉื•ืื” ืœืื™ืฉ ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ื—ืจื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื•ื“ืข.
13:15
She's married to a man she mindfully chose.
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13:18
She loves her new career, she loves her new family,
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ื”ื™ื ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืœื”, ื”ื™ื ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื”,
ื•ื”ื™ื ืฉืœื—ื” ืœื™ ื’ืœื•ื™ื” ืฉืืžืจื”,
13:21
and she sent me a card that said,
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13:23
"Now the emergency contact blanks
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"ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ืžืงื•ื ืœืื™ืฉ ื”ืงืฉืจ ืœืฉืขืช ื—ืจื•ื
13:25
don't seem big enough."
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ืœื ื ืจืื” ืžืกืคื™ืง ื’ื“ื•ืœ."
13:29
Now Emma's story made that sound easy,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืืžื” ื’ืจื ืœื–ื” ืœื”ืฉืžืข ืคืฉื•ื˜,
13:31
but that's what I love about working with twentysomethings.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ื‘ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื•.
13:34
They are so easy to help.
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืœ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ื.
13:36
Twentysomethings are like airplanes just leaving LAX,
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ื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ื”ื ื›ืžื• ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ืฉื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ืžืจื™ืื• ืžืœื•ืก ืื ื’'ืœืก,
13:40
bound for somewhere west.
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ื‘ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื›ืœืฉื”ื• ื‘ืžืขืจื‘.
13:43
Right after takeoff, a slight change in course
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื”ืžืจืื”, ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืงื˜ืŸ ื‘ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ
13:46
is the difference between landing in Alaska or Fiji.
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ื–ื” ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœื ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืืœืกืงื” ืื• ื‘ืคื™ื’'ื™.
13:51
Likewise, at 21 or 25 or even 29,
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ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ, ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 21 ืื• 25 ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• 29,
13:56
one good conversation, one good break,
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ืœืฉื™ื—ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืื—ืช, ื”ืคืกืงื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืื—ืช,
13:59
one good TED Talk, can have an enormous effect
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ื”ืจืฆืืช TED ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืื—ืช, ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืขืฆื•ืžื”
14:03
across years and even generations to come.
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ืœื‘ื•ื.
14:07
So here's an idea worth spreading
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ืื– ื”ื ื” ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืฉื•ื•ื” ืœื”ืคื™ืฅ
14:09
to every twentysomething you know.
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ืœื›ืœ ื‘ืŸ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืืชื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื.
14:12
It's as simple as what I learned to say to Alex.
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ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื›ืžื• ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœืืœื›ืก.
14:15
It's what I now have the privilege
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื–ื›ื•ืช
14:17
of saying to twentysomethings like Emma every single day:
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ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื‘ื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืžื• ืืžื” ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื:
14:22
Thirty is not the new 20, so claim your adulthood,
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ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื ื–ื” ืœื ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉ, ืื– ืชื‘ืขื• ืืช ื”ื‘ื’ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื,
14:26
get some identity capital, use your weak ties,
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ื”ืฉื™ื’ื• ืงืฆืช ื”ื•ืŸ ื–ื”ื•ืชื™, ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ืงืฉืจื™ื ื”ื—ืœืฉื™ื ืฉืœื›ื,
14:29
pick your family.
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ื‘ื—ืจื• ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื›ื.
14:32
Don't be defined by what you didn't know
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ืืœ ืชื”ื™ื• ืžื•ื’ื“ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื” ืฉืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื
14:34
or didn't do.
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ืื• ืœื ืขืฉื™ืชื.
ืืชื ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
14:36
You're deciding your life right now.
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14:39
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
14:40
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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