Why² -- navigating the quarterlife crisis: Dr. Barbara Jacoby at TEDxUMD

Dr. Jacoby invites us to explore the quarterlife crisis, one of life's first major crossroads and the transition into early adulthood. It is a period often marked by anxiety, uncertainty, and inner turmoil. However, Dr. Jacoby suggests that with the right attitude and approach, the quarterlife can be a time to compose a life of meaning and purpose. In her engaging talk, Dr. Jacoby describes the role of critical reflection in preparing to reinvent ourselves again and again in response to changing circumstances in our lives and in our rapidly changing world.

Dr. Jacoby is Faculty Associate for Leadership and Community Service-Learning at the University of Maryland, College Park. She also teaches her personally developed course: Now What? Composing a Life of Meaning and Purpose.

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