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Better Informational Interviewing

Career seekers are advised to use informational interviews to help pick a career. Alas, they rarely work as well as is touted.

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer an improved approach to learning about a career, including a better approach to informational interviewing. 

My Favorite Recent Tweets

The longer I’ve tried to be a change agent, the more I’ve become convinced that brevity yields readers the most benefit per minute.

Hence I tweet a lot. I’ve posted about 250 tweets in the past six months. As my PsychologyToday.com article today, I post my favorite 39.

What Would You Do, Really? 12 dilemmas that may give you clarity about who you really are.

In the abstract, we all claim, even to ourselves, to be wise and upstanding. Yet, even our nation's leaders don't always pass the test.

If you'd like to put yourself to the test without any real-world consequences, answer 12 questions in my PsychologyToday.com article today as honestly as you can. Some of the questions aren't right-or-wrong, but merely designed to help you understand yourself better.

The Big Three: A key to rewarding life is to surround yourself with people who are intelligent, driven, and ethical.

A key to rewarding life is to surround yourself with people who are intelligent, driven, and ethical. In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I explain why and how to make it happen.

Staying Calm

Some people seem to be able to stay calm in the face of life's annoyances. My PsychologyToday.com article today is for the rest of us.

Talking as a Tool for Growth

Talking-out your ideas and dilemmas has advantages but risks. In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I suggest ways to maximize the benefits and minimize the liabilities.

Should Assisted Suicide Be Available To Everyone?

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I argue that everyone, including healthy adults should have the right to assisted suicide.

The Upsides of Perfectionism

Perfectionism is often deemed a liability. In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I discuss its upsides.

An Uneventful Thanksgiving Trip

Many people love going long distances for family get-togethers, for example, for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
But others do it out of duty.  

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer a description of the events of my cross-country trip to be with the family on Thanksgiving. You might find it instructive and at least, entertaining.
 

Creating a Psychologically Attuned Holiday Party

There's something to be said for the standard holiday party--lots of libation-lubricated good cheer.. But some more psychologically oriented people might welcome a more, well, psychologically attuned holiday party. As my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer some ways to do that: