Why Academic Writing Sucks
Reflections on Stephen Pinker's insights into the reasons academic writing is terrible. read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - October 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eric Charles, Ph.D Tags: Cognition Philosophy Psych Careers Work academia steven pinker writing Source Type: news
‘For the Sake of What’ do You Go to Work Each Day?
When it comes to your work are you more driven by what inspires you, or by what scares you? “For the sake of what?” are you willing to speak up, transition your career, start a new business or take on a great big job when there’s more chance of you failing than the one you’re in right now. What gives you a sense of purpose at work?read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michelle McQuaid Tags: Happiness Work meaning purpose Source Type: news
Get Away: Vacations Take You to Other Parts of Yourself
Home isn't only where you grew up; it isn't only where everybody knows you; it isn't only where you feel cozy. It's the confidence of knowing who you are: home is portable emotional and spiritual property. You own it.
The world can be your home--if you're willing to let it receive you.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gina Barreca, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Resilience Stress Work breaking habits emotional benefits of travel getting away from yourself can lead to finding yourself holidays housework and mental health learning about yourself in new environment life on holiday mak Source Type: news
Why You Need to Brag More and 3 Ways to Do It
Taking accountability for yourself and your work means accepting the
good along with the bad. If you own up to your mistakes, why shouldn't you own up to your victories?
read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peggy Drexler, Ph.D. Tags: Gender Self-Help Work Source Type: news
Is the Government Attracting Minority Employees?
It depends on what the government is offering.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eddy Ng, Ph.D. Tags: Gender Politics Race and Ethnicity Work Canada Source Type: news
Is Self-Doubt Sabotaging Your Success?
Ever find yourself hesitating, holding yourself back or even dimming yourself down at work for fear that you’ll be discovered as the imposter you really are? If you find yourself plagued by self-doubt, research shows you’re not alone. Here are five tested approaches you can use to feel more confident at work.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michelle McQuaid Tags: Happiness Work confidence self-doubt Source Type: news
What Can You Stop Doing?
We all focus on our endless to do lists. But how about a stop doing list? It is one of the keys to getting the right stuff done, with our sanity in place. What do you need to stop doing? Here are some tips to start with.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Megan Dalla-Camina Tags: Procrastination Self-Help Stress Work productivity Source Type: news
How to Beat Procrastination: Obsession with Productivity
It must have been eight years ago that I became obsessed with “productivity," the elegant euphemism for ideas on "how to beat procrastination." This led to my ongoing quest for the perfect computer-based & paper-based scheduling & planning system, in efforts to implement "GTD" (Getting Things Done). The result: A major time-suck, while becoming an expert procrastinator.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lynn E. O’Connor, Ph.D. Tags: Environment Procrastination Self-Help Work productivity Source Type: news
My Top 16 Pieces of Career Advice
On picking a career, landing and succeeding on a job, and self-employment.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marty Nemko, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Self-Help Work career advice career success find a career job hunt self-employment Source Type: news
Trainer Mania
The now extinct Journal of Polymorphous Perversity once offered a way of coming up with a whole array of new "illnesses" and "disorders". Could these be applied to those in the training business?read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Adrian Furnham, Ph.D. Tags: Psychiatry Work Source Type: news
Uncovering Hidden Strengths
Uncovering hidden strengths by transforming the right middle skills into new learned strengths at the right time leads to ongoing leadership growth. read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Thuy Sindell, Ph.D. and Milo Sindell, M.S. Tags: Education Intelligence Self-Help Work hidden strengths leadership leading middle skills milo sindell skyline group thuy sindell Source Type: news
Finding Meaning in Your True Self
We are learning more and more about what makes people feel like their lives are meaningful and fulfilling. Living authentically may prove to be a key component of psychological health.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Clay Routledge, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Health Self-Help Social Life Spirituality Work Source Type: news
What Lesson Can Our Children Teach Us about Finding Meaning
We didn’t see what was there – we saw what it could be. And fueled by this vision, we enjoyed working together to make it materialize, even if it doesn't last. read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ran Zilca Tags: Happiness Parenting Philosophy Relationships Resilience Self-Help Work children employee engagement funny kids positive psychology summer Teamwork Source Type: news
The Hedge Fund Mystique
Hedge funds have been cloaked in mystery from the start, starting with the name. “To hedge” means to protect or limit, but in fact the funds have been among the more risky and obscure investment vehicles Wall Street has to offer.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ken Eisold, Ph.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Media Social Life Work hedge funds Investing wall street Source Type: news
To Save Time, Go Slow!
Many common expressions support the paradoxical claim that to go fast, it’s best to go slow. One of my favorite comes from the 12-step model of addiction recovery--which goes: “Failing to plan, we plan to fail.” In the hurry to progress with something as quickly as possible, it’s all too easy to neglect or short-circuit some aspect essential to its successful completion.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Self-Help Stress Work Source Type: news
