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Out--Of-The-Box Ideas to Push You Off Autopilot

At some point in our lives, we're ready to take on something different.

I'm not talking about a career change  nor the usual projects: travel, home remodeling, or a new hobby.

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I focus on the further-afield. Perhaps one of the article's ideas might intrigue you or trigger your own out-of-the-box projects.

Addressing Your "Laziness"

Laziness can devastate a career,  relationships, and the meaningful life.

Laziness can be caused by a number of things. In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I identify five and a way to address each.

Addressing the Fear of Becoming Irrelevant

Many older people worry that they're becoming irrelevant. That's especially true for people who have been a respected expert or leader.

How does one deal with the reality that even most eminent people slowly become less and less relevant, replaced by young 'uns?

I address that in my PsychologyToday.com article today: 

Stories of Seclusion: Afraid He'd Lose His Temper, He Hid

My PsychologyToday.com series, Stories of Seclusion , tells composite stories of people who have spent an unusual amount of time alone.  

Today's installment tells of Eto, a graphic designer at a large flower distribution company who felt he was lied about, and it could cost him his job.

Stories of Seclusion: After Winning the Lottery

My PsychologyToday.com series, Stories of Seclusion , tells composite stories of people who have spent much time alone.

Today's installment tells of Anne, 52, who won the 2nd prize, $1,000,000, in her state's lottery.

Stories of Seclusion: Embarassed into Isolation

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series, Stories of Seclusion , tells of Wesley. He was a married minister in a small town and had an affair.

Is The World Getting Better?

UK-based Clive Smith, who conducts a series of interviews on The Big Issues, read my internal debate published on PsychologyToday.com "Is Our World Getting Better?"

He then invited me to be one of his interviewees. It ended up being very wide-reaching: violence, technology's effects, global warming, race, gender, regulation, political correctness, media bias, the debt crisis, capitalism, and redistribution. HERE is the link.

Stories of Seclusion: A Workplace Culture Drives Her Into Isolation

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series, Stories of Seclusion , tells of Katarina, an immigrant who found working in a U.S. government agency very different from working in a Russian one.

Stories of Seclusion: A Boy Who Couldn't Resist the Swamp

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series, Stories of Seclusion , tells of a boy, Isaac, who was not your classic runaway. He liked his parents, no, he loved his parents. He loved his sister. He even loved school.

Stories of Seclusion: A Rejected Man

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series, Stories of Seclusion, tells of Jerry who has spent most of his life getting rejected.