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1、WhenIwasinmy20s,Isawmyveryfirstpsychotherapyclient.IwasaPh.D.studentinclinicalpsychologyatBerkeley.Shewasa26-year-oldwomannamedAlex.NowAlexwalkedintoherfirstsession,wearingjeansandabigslouchytop,andshedroppedontothecouchinmyofficeandkickedoffherflatsandtoldmeshewastheretotalka
2、boutguyproblems.NowwhenIheardthis,Iwassorelieved.Myclassmategotanarsonistforherfirstclient.AndIgotatwenty-somethingwhowantedtotalkaboutboys.ThisIthoughtIcouldhandle.ButIdidn'thandleitWiththefunnystoriesthatAlexwouldbringtosession,itwaseasyformejusttonodmyheadwhilewekickedtheca
3、ndowntheroad."Thirty'sthenew20,nAlexwouldsay,andasfarasIcouldtell,shewasright.Workhappenedlater,marriagehappenedlater,kidshappenedlater,evendeathhappenedlater.Twenty-somethinglikeAlexandIhadnothingbuttime・Butbeforelong,mysupervisorpushedmetopushAlexaboutherlovelife.Ipushedback
4、.Isaid,"Sure，she'sdatingdown,she'ssleepingwithaknucklehead,butitsnotlikeshe'sgoingtomarrytheguy「Andthenmysupervisorsaid/1Notyet,butshemightmarrythenextone.Besides,thebesttimetoworkonAlex'smarriageisbeforeshehasone."That'swhatpsychologistscallan"Aha!”moment.ThatwasamomentIreali
5、zed,30isnotthenew20.Yes,peoplesettledownlaterthantheyusedto,butthatdidrftmakeAlexis20sadevelopmentaldowntime.ThatmadeAlex's20sadevelopmentalsweetspot,andweweresittingthereblowingit.ThatwaswhenIrealizedthatthissortofbenignneglectwasarealproblem,andithadrealconsequences,notjustf
6、orAlexandherlovelifebutforthecareersandthefamiliesandthefuturesoftwenty-somethingseverywhere.Thereare50milliontwenty-somethingsintheUnitedStatesrightnow.Wefretalkingabout15percentofthepopulation,or100percentifyouconsiderthatnoone'sgettingthroughadulthoodwithoutgoingthroughthei
7、r20sfirst.Ispecializeintwenty-somethingsbecauseIbelievethateverysingleoneofthose50milliontwenty-somethingsdeservestoknowwhatpsychologists,sociologists,neurologistsandfertilityspecialistsalreadyknowthatclaimingyour20sisoneofthesimplest,yetmosttransformative,thingsyoucandoforwor
8、k,forlove,foryourhappiness,maybeevenfortheworld.Thisisnotmyop
