In 2012 I have shared some of my memories on career-related decisions and transitions I had made. With hindsight I can say I would not change a thing – but I would have wished that resources such as Dan Mullin's Unemployed Philosopher’s Blog or Julie Clarenbach's site Escape the Ivory Tower would have been available back then. Comment … Continue reading Recommended Listening: The Unemployed Philosopher’s Podcast
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The Dark Side Was Strong in Me
Once in a communication skills training I learned: For each of us there is a topic / a question / a phrase that will turn us raging mad or leave us in despair, or both. The point the trainer wanted to make, of course, was to use your combatant's topics to your advantage. There are mild variants: Topics you … Continue reading The Dark Side Was Strong in Me