Why young people should never misuse their 20's [VIDEO]

Most people say that hitting the big 30 is when people should start looking at life from a whole new perspective in terms of finding a good job, getting married and having kids.

Well, here's the new message - life has changed and 30 isn't the new 20.

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Early planning yields better result in the end, you don't have to wait till you are 30 to plan how the rest of your life should be. This means if you want to live better by 30 years and above, start planning in your twenties.

Wasting away your twenties could spell doom in your later years.

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Clinical psychologist Meg Jay in a provocative TED Talk directed at youth in their twenties says that though marriage, work and kids will happen later in life, it doesn't mean you shouldn't plan now.

She says twentysomethings can 're-claim adulthood by defining this decade of their lives'.

Watch video above.