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Persuasive Essay's The Twenty-Something Divide

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The Twenty-Something Divide What is the most carefree time in a person’s life after childhood? Chances are most people will answer early adulthood. When people imagine early adulthood they imagine a time filled with fun and parties, a time relatively free of worries and problems. At this stage in life people feel like they have nothing but time and often choose to spend this time in ways that are neither productive nor self-enhancing. People in their 20s are more often than not, under no pressure from society to plan for their future and because of this people often look back on the time they spent in their 20s and realize they could’ve done more to better themselves or realize that if they had taken certain steps they would be in a better …show more content…

Because people often take major steps in their life like getting married, creating a family, and moving ahead in their career after their 20’s some people take their 20s for granted. These people procrastinate and do not plan to take these steps in their 20s so when they hit the 30 mark they often feel pressured to do all these things at once. Then they realize that things get harder as people grow older and that while they relaxed their peers are in positions for in front of them. For example a young adult planning to become a lawyer who takes the necessary steps to becoming one during young adulthood e.g. getting a law degree, having an internship etc. would most likely find his or herself in that career sooner in the future than another young adult who did not utilize that time because he or she felt like there was still an ample amount of time to start working towards their career choice. Having a plan for the future and beginning to implement that plan during young adulthood makes life easier when one becomes …show more content…

They refer to young adults as a cross between kids and adults. During this period of life the brain goes through its last stage of development where it “re-programs” itself for adulthood. Meg Jay, a psychotherapist and a speaker for TED Talks says that “[it is commonly known] that personality changes more during your 20s than at any other time in life” (“Why 30”). For this reason it is easier for people to change things they dislike about themselves or their unwanted attributes during this time in their life. This means that the 20s is the last chance a person gets to change major things about themselves. The attributes they choose to keep, get rid of, or add stays with them for the rest of their life and these attributes are factors that determine the type of partner and career a person

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