advice

53 posts

1. When to Share January 22, 2018
2. Resentment might start with a wrong done to you January 3, 2017
3. Carolyn Hax: A quick trip from travel mode to grump mode - The Washington Post December 31, 2016
4. The best way to educate yourself is to adjust your peer group September 1, 2015
5. Mindy Kaling's Guide to Killer Confidence August 14, 2015
6. I see life as like being attacked by a bear July 14, 2015
7. Listen for follow-up questions June 10, 2015
8. Carolyn Hax: A friend with seemingly everything still has time for fine whine May 14, 2015
9. Give your past, present, and future selves influence in proportion January 7, 2015
10. The Cold Stoicism of Advice Columns for Men August 5, 2014
11. When you’re younger, you need to say yes to everything July 11, 2014
12. Carolyn Hax: Weddings bring out the worst in an unmarried couple - The Washington Post April 22, 2014
13. No one wants advice—only corroboration March 19, 2014
14. Life is a game. This is your strategy guide February 23, 2014
15. When you explain something based on what broad categories of people do October 16, 2013
16. Gifts and time for family are investments in them as people September 9, 2013
17. Deserve’s got nothing to do with it August 18, 2013
18. Each of us is born with a series of built-in confusions August 2, 2013
19. Heroism is often some seriously boring stuff July 22, 2013
20. Motivational advice risks making things worse May 7, 2013
21. Life Lessons with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar May 2, 2013
22. Ricky Rubio’s Advice To Alexey Shved April 12, 2013
23. Mean Professor Tells Student to “get your sh*t together” | Things Doanie Likes April 10, 2013
24. Take the hard feelings away, and this is the right thing to do April 7, 2013
25. Advice for Boys – The Bygone Bureau January 24, 2013
26. Get out of the conceptual rut of what a good life looks like November 15, 2012
27. When people bypass simple solutions, there’s usually an ulterior motive September 26, 2012
28. Preface banal life wisdom with “My father once taught me…” August 14, 2012
29. A willingness to hear unwelcome truths is the unhappy person’s best friend June 4, 2012
30. Listen to your friends, but not to their conclusions June 4, 2012
31. 10 Things Your Commencement Speaker Won't Tell You April 29, 2012
32. Overcoming Bias : ‘Never Settle’ Is A Brag October 14, 2011
33. You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate July 9, 2011
34. It’s okay to not like things May 12, 2011
35. This is very Hansonian April 22, 2011
36. Sydney Smith’s Prescriptions for Low Spirits February 25, 2011
37. AUSTIN KLEON: Don't discard. Keep all your pieces in play. February 25, 2011
38. Marginal Revolution: Advice for planning a wedding December 12, 2010
39. The difference between potential and output comes from human qualities November 29, 2010
40. Hang around people who are better than you all the time November 17, 2010
41. Hangin’ Around with Zach Galifianakis :: North Carolina State University November 10, 2010
42. The War on Mediocrity - Meta-MetaFiltered wisdom June 28, 2010
43. Be true to yourself June 6, 2010
44. Marginal Revolution: Advice for your children: 2010-2020 January 4, 2010
45. The War on Mediocrity - Heuristic roundup '09 December 10, 2009
46. Will Smith: The Keys to Life = Running & Reading July 4, 2009
47. You didn't miss anything February 18, 2009
48. Great Opportunities Don’t Fall into Your Lap January 19, 2009
49. My favorite part from Randy Pausch's book, The Last Lecture January 15, 2009
50. A tip is like…what? December 9, 2008
51. How to Build an Economic Model in Your Spare Time November 16, 2008
52. Sculptor Richard Serra gave the 2008 commencement speech at Williams College August 14, 2008
53. How to be a snob when drinking alcohol: There are guidelines July 16, 2008