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tldr: Adults have stages of development and people in their 20s develop develop a a a a worldview enter
the the world world of work have romantic relationships and form their concept of of what adults “should” do Accept teaching as one piece of of of the the larger picture of of your life not the the whole thing Don’t get caught up in in the day-to-day If you you are going to keep your work-life balance it becomes
especially important that you know a a a a a little about the developmental stages adults go through Just like teenagers have developmental stages so do do adults and these are well-documented When you you you are in your 20s you you you have these developmental tasks: identity (who (who you you are) intimacy (who (who you you are are in in re- lationship to another) and independence (what you are able to to do on your own) During this decade you you have to to develop a worldview figure out some sort of work expe- rience rience have some sort of relationship experience(s) and figure out what an adult “should” do The research is that if you you you marry marry in your 20s you you you often marry marry someone who is a a a replacement for one of your parents The only thing that that you you you are sure of in your 20s is that that you you you DO NOT want to be like your parents 20 Full resources/videos available at ahaprocess com/byqt