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Perfect Suicide?

As my PsychologyToday.com contribution today, I wrote a short-short story about hubris, suicide, the first female president, and nuclear war.

Tech Tools for Your Career

I’m surprised at how little most people use tech in choosing a career, landing a job, and in efforts to succeed on the job.
In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer my current favorite tech tools for your career.

Future Careers

There’s long been fascination with predicting jobs of the future. Leonardo DaVinci predicted airplane (“ornithopter”) pilots. Jules Verne predicted submarine pilots, astronauts, and the ubiquity of career women.
Of course, many predictions are wrong. No less than Isaac Asimov predicted we’d be living in underwater cities. But just as some people buy a speculative stock in hopes that the greater risk will yield far greater return, as my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer 11 deep-under-the-radar careers. Who knows? Maybe some offer opportunity to get in below the ground floor.

First Principles of First Impressions

[image error] Many of my clients need to make a good first impression, in networking, interviews, etc.

My PsychologyToday.com article today summarizes what has worked best for them. I attempted to focus on ideas that go beyond the standard.

A Loner's Jottings

As a child, I played basketball for hours, mainly by myself. I would go to baseball doubleheaders alone. Now, at age 67, I still maximize my time alone.  

As I am happily married, I do spend time with my wife and participate in the social life she plans for us. We do live apart for much of the week, and when I have discretionary time, I almost always spend it alone.

I feel self-conscious about being a loner. I also feel the societal opprobrium. Why would I accept those in exchange for my solitude? I explain in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Work MORE? The case for eschewing the pursuit of happiness and even work-life balance.

We don’t want to believe the key to success is to work more. That’s why we succumb to such easier prescriptions as believe in yourself, brand yourself, and dream it and you can do it. 

But fact is, unless you’re unusually intelligent and ideally also have a winsome personality, your chances of success—and I believe satisfaction with your life—are far greater if you embrace the less comfortable truth that success requires sustained, focused skill development: spending lots of time getting good.

I make the case in my PsychologyToday.com article today. 

Short Answers: Getting Unstuck

Brevity’s benefits often trump comprehensives. So I'm writing this series on PsychologyToday.com, Short Answers. Previous installments can be found HERE. 

Today’s installment is the first that addresses reader-submitted questions. It addresses these topics: getting expert fast, getting re-engaged, and preventing procrastination. 

Three Foolish Workplace Practices

A surprising number of businesses use silly practices. I describe them and offer alternatives in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Short Answers: Marry?

Brevity's benefits often trump comprehensiveness's. So on PsychologyToday.com, I’ve been offering short-form answers to commonly asked questions.

The first installments addressed career issues. This installment addresses a core relationship question: Should you marry? Of course, that subsumes two questions: “Should you marry that person?” and ”Should you marry at all?” I’ll address both here.

Under-the-Radar Careers for Smart People

Everyone knows about popular careers such as doctor, lawyer, and engineer. But especially when good jobs aren’t easy to find, it can be wise to pick an under-the-radar profession. 

To that end, my PsychologyToday.com article today offers 14 careers requiring braininess.  Many people enjoy these careers and they're offshoring- and automation-resistant.

Even if none of these careers are right for you, perhaps you’ll find one or more you'll want to pass on to a relative or friend.