Marty Nemko

Fresh ideas about career, education, the life well-led, and improving the world.

Friday, October 31, 2025

On Writing

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Thursday, October 30, 2025

My Life of Fear: A fictional short-short story

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Saturday, October 25, 2025

Will: A fictional short-short story

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Our Approach to Men, Updated 10/25/25

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Thursday, October 23, 2025

In Praise of the 80+-Hour Workweek

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

An Analysis of Reverse-Discriminatory DEI

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

A Rejoinder to "Of Boys and Men."

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The Permanent Postdoc

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2025 Beckman Institute Mentorship Seminar - Dr. Marty Nemko

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The Nemkos Do Cheese Puffs and Thanksgiving

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Sunday, October 19, 2025

A Postdoc's Diary Entry

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Saturday, October 18, 2025

Talkback

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Is Peace Realistic?

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Friday, October 17, 2025

Is Gratitude Realistic?

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Old Faces

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Craving Stabililty

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

I perform a monologue from Interview with a Vampire

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Blueprint for a Writing Workshop

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Monday, October 13, 2025

A Plagiarizing Guru: lA fictional short-short story

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Sunday, October 12, 2025

Condemned. Keep Out!: A fictional short-short story

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AI Dog?

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Saturday, October 11, 2025

On a Tree

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Becoming a Beloved Manager

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Baby Steps Toward College or Graduate School Success

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Baby Steps to Wealth

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Baby Steps to Losing Weight and Keeping it Off

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

The Kumbaya Myth

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Monday, October 6, 2025

If I Were a Substitute Teacher

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An Old Pianist Talks to Us: A fictional short-short story

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How I Push People Away: A fictional short-short story

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Lining Up to Die

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An Old Bond Trader Talks to Us: A fictional short-short story

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Badass Red Riding Hood

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Saturday, October 4, 2025

A Stained Mattress: A fictional short-short story

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Broken Bridge

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The Letter I Reread 10 Times: A fictional short-short story

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Friday, October 3, 2025

Loaded Dice

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Odd Man Out (9-minute version)

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Your Child's Lemonade Stand

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The End of Debate

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Teaching With AI

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Marty Nemko
Oakland, CA, United States
I love being a career and personal coach and writing my Psychology Today blog: How to Do Life. My latest books, are "The Best of Marty Nemko" (3rd ed), Modern Fables, Poems Practical, and Careers for Dummies.. Some of my best recent work is linked to on this blog, but my older writings and the archive of my KALW (NPR-San Francisco) radio show are free on www.martynemko.com. If you would rather email me than post your comments on this blog, my email address is mnemko@comcast.net.
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