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Finding Peace of Mind

This is the third installment in a Psychology Today series, The Quests: The first was on finding a good job. The second was on finding and deepening a relationship.

Today, I turn to the quest for peace of mind.

Finding and Deepening a Long-Term Relationship

This is the second installment in a series, The Quests: The first was on finding a good job. 

My Psychology Today article today turns to the quest for a good long-term relationship.

Finding a Good Job: A composite case study that embeds eight key principles and practices

My Psychology Today article today offers a first-person report that's a composite of my clients' experiences that embeds eight key principles, practical and psychological, for landing a good job. After, I call those out.

Mutual Respect: Why it's key to the good relationship, and how to build yours

Mutual respect, obviously key to a relationship is often forgotten. My Psychology Today article today makes clear why it's so central and how to increase you and your partner's mutual respect.

Beware the Temptation to Indoctrinate Your Children

We care so much about our children that we want to give them our very best. That can include trying to inculcate our most deeply held beliefs. But that can poorly serve them. My Psychology Today article today explains why and how to educate rather than inculcate, so they become better and more independent thinkers.

The Wisdom Project: Yes-ands and yes-buts to 13 luminaries' quotations

I reviewed literally thousands of quotes and identified 17 that are particularly potent for living wisely. My Medium.com article today lists them plus my yes-ands and yes-buts.

Pursue Excellence Not for External Reward But for Its Own Sake

My Psychology Today article today makes the case that most people should strive for excellence but do so not mainly in hopes of getting rewards but for its own sake. The article goes only to explain how to become more excellent, at least in one domain.

Remote Work: Version 2.0

Some fresh ideas on working at home. That's my Medium.com article today: https://medium.com/@mnemko/the-wisdom...

Suggestions for the Worried Gen Z'er

My Psychology Today article today addresses common worries of Generation Z, people ready to start out in adulthood.

How to Avoid Irrationally Low or High Risk Tolerance

Financial advisors and apps ask clients to rate their risk tolerance, usually accept the answer, and find appropriate investments.

But why might someone's risk tolerance might be irrationally high or low. To become more rational, My Psychology Today article today offers 11 causes of and suggestions for irrationally high or low risk tolerance.