Key points

Digital, academic, and workplace demands make limit-setting essential in twentysomethings.

Self-awareness helps young adults recognize draining patterns and set better boundaries.

Consistent consequences teach others that your limits are real and should be respected.

Our twenties can feel like a lot: first real jobs, first big heartbreaks, first “I have no idea what I’m doing” moments. They’re exciting, exhausting, and sometimes chaotic. In the middle of all that, one skill can save your sanity: knowing your limits and following through when people cross them.

In our book SLIC Solutions: Setting Limits and Imposing Consequences in 2½ Steps , Bill Eddy and I outline a simple but effective framework for handling high-conflict situations and asserting your needs. Twentysomet

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