quarterlifecrisis.com
is an active, supportive online community for twentysomethings transitioning to life in the "real world." It's also the home of Quarterlife Crisis: the Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties and the new The Quarterlifer's Companion.
At quarterlifecrisis.com, you can take surveys as part of our groundbreaking research on twentysomethings, and connect with other twentysomethings on the message boards. These include the "Support Group" forums, where you can find other twentysomethings to meet up with in your area; and "Life," "Work" and "Play," where you can ask for help on specific issues such as job searching, getting through the workday, managing your money, dating, taking care of your health, even pop culture and current events. Feel free to vent on the message boards about anything that's on your mind - someone will be there to help - and of course, don't hesitate to offer your advice based on your own experiences thus far. In addition, we have recently partnered with Career Builder to bring you a tailored QLCareer Center complete with job alerts, a salary blaster and resume calculator. We also feature frequent guest columns on topics such as living with your parents - again, getting over an "ex" and communicating with your co-workers.
We hope you find quarterlifecrisis.com to be both a source of amusement and comfort! Do not hesitate to send us your feedback - this site is brought to you by and made specifically for twentysomethings. Every feature on the site is a result of member requests and we always listen to what you have to say.
About the books
Quarterlife Crisis: the Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties (Tarcher, May 2001) was the first book of its kind to explore the significant and previously unrecognized transition to adulthood. The book contains over 100 diverse and inspirational anecdotes of twentysomethings experiencing the new challenges and responsibilities of life after school and discovering their new identities as adults. The book received an overwhelming response of readers who sought comfort in the realization that it is not uncommon to feel unsettled, stressed, anxious, or even depressed as a newcomer to the "real world."
The Quarterlifer's Companion: How To Get On The Right Career Path, Control Your Finances, And Find The Support Network You Need To Thrive by Abby Wilner and Cathy Stocker (McGraw-Hill; October; $16.95 Original Paperback; 007145015-7) is the answer to twentysomethings who asked us "Now what? Now that I know the quarterlife crisis is a common experience, how do I cope?" This essential and practical workbook will help twentysomethings organize their finances, take control of their careers and build their support network. With exercises, tips, expert advice, anecdotes and recent research, readers learn to cope with new and confusing responsibilities and decisions, and make the most of their transition. A must-have instruction manual for everything you never learned in school.
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Abby Miller, Founder & Webmaster, quarterlifecrisis.com, Co-author, Quarterlife Crisis and Quarterlifer's Companion
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Lizz Aviles, McGraw-Hill Publicist for Quarterlifer's Companion
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About the Quarterlife Crisis
Having trouble adjusting to the "real world" after twentysomething years in school? You are not alone. Surprisingly, this significant and often traumatic transition to adulthood has rarely been studied, yet today it's taking longer than ever before because of job-hopping, delayed marriage and loan debt. When seniors have mastered the "game," when they have learned to do well in school and and feel active and significant on campus, and when graduates are told the world is their oyster, they do not expect to face bumps in the road to adulthood. They think they are alone if their twenties are not completely easy or carefree. In fact, the twentysomething years are filled with new responsibilities, significant decisions, and periods of loneliness, and it is entirely common to experience feelings of stress, anxiety or even depression - when recent grads are unprepared for these challenges and do not seek help. Many twentysomethings tell us that high school or college did not prepare them with the tools and information neccessary to understand and succeed at all of the new facets of life: debt, budgeting, investing, insurance, job hunting, networking, office politics, job boredom or stress, career development, time management, maintaining old friendships, meeting new people and developing new relationships. That is how we hope to help - by providing twentysomethings with a supportive community, and the information neccessary to get by.
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