Sharon Lee
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Sharon Lee
You have to find a job that makes your heart feel big instead of one that makes it feel small.
Taylor Jenkins Reid • The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
The dream isn’t just to show all of ourselves unfiltered to the world. It’s to find a character that we feel comfortable being, that we deeply resonate with, and if we’re lucky, some part of the world might too.
Being wanted meant having to satisfy. At least, that was my view of it back then.
Taylor Jenkins Reid • The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
Many twentysomethings assume life will come together quickly after thirty, and maybe it will. But it is still going to be a different life. We imagine that if nothing happens in our twenties then everything is still possible in our thirties. We think that by avoiding decisions now, we keep all of our options open for later. But not making choices
... See moreMeg Jay • The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now
But also, why are we putting ourselves in such rigid and unforgiving categories? Even if there is a trend, even if thats true for most people, there are so many variables and simply difference in fortune that could affect literally everything...
“If you knew better, you’d do better.”
WePresent | Cosmically Speaking: An essay by Holly Murchison
Identity capital is our stock of personal assets. It is how we add value to who we are, and it is what we have to show for how we have spent our time. These are the investments we make in ourselves, or the things we do well enough or long enough that they become a part of who we are. Rather than coming from that “lightning bolt of intuition” Helen
... See moreMeg Jay • The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now
Not knowing what you want to do with your life—or not at least having some ideas about what to do next—is a defense against that terror. It is a reluctance to admit that the possibilities are not endless. It is a way of pretending there is nothing you can do to improve your situation. It is a resistance against accepting that there are no right
... See moreMeg Jay • The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now
Twentysomethings who take the time to explore and also have the nerve to make commitments along the way construct stronger identities.
Meg Jay • The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now
“Don’t aim at success—the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness
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