Interviewers want to hear a reasonable story about the past, present, and future. - Meg Jay

Researchers who have looked at how people resolve identity crises have found that lives that are all capital and no crisis — all work and no exploration — feel rigid and conventional.

[Society] is structured to distract people from the decisions that have a huge impact on happiness in order to focus attention on the decisions that have a marginal impact on happiness.

Twenty somethings who aren't at least a little scared about their relationships are often the ones who are being the least thoughtful.