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Stories of Seclusion: Obsessed Over Margaret Sanger

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

Today's installment tells of Julia, who soon after graduating college, unintentionally got pregnant.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Should No Longer Be THE Therapy

Fueled by patients and insurers wanting faster results, cognitive-behavioral therapy has become the therapy of the last few decades.

My PsychologyToday.com article today argues that it's time to move CBT from the therapy to its proper role as a tool in the toolkit. The article mentions alternatives.

Career Advice for Geniuses

Standard career advice is to focus rather than dabble, to network your way into a good job, and to be a team player. 

Very smart people often require very different advice. I attempt to offer it in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Stories of Seclusion: An Around-the-World Search for Meaning

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

Today's installment tells of a woman who failed to make partner at her law firm, which triggered a search for meaning with an around-the-world airline ticket.

Stories of Seclusion: "I'm Not of This Planet"

This series, Stories of Seclusion , tells composite stories of people who have been or feel alone.

Today's installment tells of a man who often feels so out-of-step with societal norms, he says, "I'm not of this planet." 

My PsychologyToday.com article today offers some of his thoughts.

A Debate: Is Our World Getting Better?

Some people are reluctant to have children because they worry about the world their kids will live in: war, terrorism, ever more fierce competition, the next generation of AIDS, etc. Is the world really going to be net worse or better?
Other people, in making their long-term investments and business decisions wonder whether to be optimsitic about our future.

All of us, if only for our psychological well-being, would like to be able to conclude that the world is getting better. But we don't want to delude ourselves.

So my PsychologyToday.com article today offers an internal debate on whether life will be getting better.

Is Marriage A Good Idea? An Debate

Among our biggest decisions is whether to marry.

Of course, such decisions are in part made emotionally--You meet Mr/Ms Right and your gut says "I want to spend the rest of my life with this person."

Conversely, if you've had a series of bad relationships, perhaps including a clawing divorce in which you were taken to the cleaners, you might think, "Never again!"

Perhaps as a supplement to your emotions, my Psychology Today.com article today attempts to provide a clear-eyed internal debate on the pros and cons of marriage. It may help you decide whether, at least at this point in your life, marrage is right for you.

Should You Be Optimistic or Pessimistic About Work in the U.S.?

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I take both sides of a debate on whether one should be optimistic or pessimistic about the present and future of work in the U.S.

Stories of Seclusion: A Physician Who Has Seen Too Much

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

Today's installment tells of an oncologist who has seen too much.

A Workover: Sometimes Getting Fired Can Be For the Best

On PsychologyToday.com, I've been posting edited transcripts of calls to my NPR-San Francisco radio program in which I help people solve their work problem. I call them Workovers. 

In today's, a man, after 20 years of selling for a bank, got fired and can't find another job.