Why You Too Would Choose Bytes Over You...and what you can do to get and stay well-employed

A new Brookings study supports previous ones that automation will indeed take lots of jobs, and many of the remaining ones will require interacting substantively with technology.

My PsychologyToday.com article today talks about how to thrive or at least survive in our brave new world.

Odd Man Out with Antonia Valdez

Toward Counselors Making Better Judgment Calls

I'll soon start teaching a course on counseling and have been thinking, “What’s the most important thing I can teach my students?” It’s not theoretical models or even practical tactics. It’s the art of judgment.

My PsychologyToday.com article today offers common decisions a counselor has to make and the thought process I go through before deciding what to do:

The Case for Opting Out: Maybe some people shouldn't grow up?

I’ve previously written The Peter Pan Syndrome:  why some people just won’t grow up. In essence, it was The Parent Lecture: an attempt to guilt-trip kick-back partiers into becoming responsible, self-supporting human beings. Although it was a mere blog post on Psychology Today, it has received 238,650 views.

I’m not sure it’s defensible but because, contrary to today’s zeitgeist, there often are lessons to be learned from across the spectrum, my PsychologyToday.com article today offers my best shot in defense of the Peter Pan Syndrome.

An Advanceed Lesson in Networking

I know, I know. You’re sick of hearing that you should network. But unless you’re one of the small percentage of people who love networking or whose career is where you want it and likely to stay that way, you probably need to network more, whether online and/or in-person.

That’s true even if you’re not looking for a job: Networking can create a stable of connections who can clue you in on new best practices, ground-floor trends, shortcuts to advanced certifications, etc.  But networking is particularly compelling for people looking for a good job.  

My PsychologyToday.com article today explains why and, importantly, how to do it well. 

Negotiating Compensation in a Time of Low Unemployment

This could be a good time to negotiate your compensation: Unemployment is near a 50-year low  and wage growth has been, perhaps surprisingly, twice as fast for the bottom half of earners than for the top half. 

My PsychologyToday.com article today offers an ultra-short course in negotiation 

Don't Argue

My Psychologytoday.com article today makes the case against arguing.