Marty Nemko's Blog, page 393

15 Psychologically Rich Pieces of Famous Artwork

For my PsychologyToday.com article today, I reviewed 3,000 famous artworks to select 14 paintings and one sculpture that, for me at least, feel the most psychologically moving. HERE is the link.

Should You Break More Rules?

I bristle at rules. I usually see them as advisory. If they make sense, I follow them. If not, I tend to break them. No wonder I have a bachelor's degree in traffic school.  

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I make the case that most of us should break more rules. HERE is the link.

Taking Offense is Epidemic

It seems that people are getting offended more easily. In my PsychologyToday.com article, I make that case and that it's seriously detrimental to us as individuals and as a society. HERE is the link.

Go Postal?: Why a job as a letter carrier may be the best you'll ever get.

When people, especially educated people, think of crappy jobs, postal worker often makes the list. 

And yet when you stop to think about what really makes people happy in their career, letter carrier offers major advantages compared with jobs that most people fight to land. I make that case in my PsychologyToday.com article today.  

HERE is the link.

Lessons From My 13 Careers

I like to think I’m a better career counselor from having had so many careers. In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I share a lesson I learned from each. HERE is the link

Diary of a Job Seeker

A caller to my radio show yesterday called for help: He has a degree from Berkeley and the best job he’s been able to get is pizza deliverer.

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I create a fictitious diary that embeds some career lessons. HERE is the link. 

Which College? A Consumer Advocate’s Approach

It seems almost absurd to argue that even good students should consider a community college rather than a fairly prestigious university. But a good case can be made. I try to do that in my PsychologyToday.com article today. HERE is the link.

Oft-Misused Psychological Terms

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer a 16-item true/false quiz that your knowledge of an important word that is often misused and misunderstood. While these words are often used in psychology, most of them are of value in general discourse. HERE is the link.

An Easier Approach to Giving a Great Talk

Most people find it much easier to talk to a single person than to a group. Indeed, public speaking is one of humankind’s greatest fears. 
Bring that one-on-one spontaneity to your group talk, and it will not only be easier, but better, not canned, not stiff, more human, more engaging.
My PsychologyToday.com article today offers the steps to creating a such a talk. HERE is the link.

Finding a Good Work-from-Home Opportunity

Amid the work-from-home scams, there are legitimate opportunities.

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I try to separate the wheat from the chaff. And to accomplish that, I interviewed Michael Haaren today. 

A long-time activist for work-at-homers, he presented to the United Nations on virtual work, provides work-at-home career training to the U.S .State Dept and Armed Forces, co-wrote the a nationally syndicated column Rat Race Rebellion, run ratracerebellion.com, and is co-author of the Amazon-top-rated book on the subject: Work at Home Now.

HERE is the link.