It is every couple's job to create a shared vision within a shared life. The second part, love, Jay examines the importance of Being In Like.īeing in like is the demonstration of being open and honest and having a common understanding of different matters together. Someone you don’t know is in your dream position right now and has valuable insight to get you where you want to go.

Jay recognizes that for twentysomethings there is no better time to network, connect and form relationships than now. These could be your neighbors that live down the street, or the guy at work you've been meaning to go talk to at work. Weak Ties are the people that can help you land that job, meet your spouse and create life opening opportunities as they sometimes have connections to people you could only dream of. They are known to change lives and promote thoughtful growth and change for a lifetime. Weak Ties offers the opportunity for you to branch out and connect with individuals you wouldn't normally think of.

The more people you talk to, the more opportunities are meant to be had. Sociologist Mark Granovetter discovered that the people in our lives lead to new opportunities. Our clique is so tight and designed for our own thinking and ideology that we have unknowingly created a great wall to block vast amounts of knowledge and opportunity to enter our world. Our friends are an extension of ourselves. “Weak Ties are the people we have met or are connected to somehow but do not know well.these are people who are not our ‘close friends’”. In this section, Weak Ties highlights the importance of connecting with people we hardly know as these individuals can offer incredible opportunities. Rather than telling you how to live your twenty-somethings like an agenda, she simply guides readers to educate themselves and find motivation to figure it out.Īn easy read, it is broken up into three parts. Meg Jay, author of the Defining Decade offers valuable insight, inspiration and motivation to understand why your twenties matter and how to make the most of them now.

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