Archive for the ‘ Advice ’ Category

Professor Randy Pausch

Randy Pausch passed away today. Death pisses me off, especially when the dead people are fairly young and were exceptional human beings. (Apparently that means I don’t care if old a**holes die). Anyway, Randy Pausch was a Carnegie Mellon professor who taught and researched computer science, human-computer interaction and design, and was considered one of [ READ MORE ]

Summer Internship Advice

Does anyone have summer jobs any more, or do the learning opportunities, résumé-building bullet points, key letters of recommendation, and invaluable experience of the summer internship far outweigh table-waiting wages? Summer’s half over; if you’re in the midst of your own personal interning adventure, here are some beneficial words of wisdom to assist you in [ READ MORE ]

Virtuous World Domination

  • June 27th, 2008
  • Posted in Advice

I am always happy to hear about people who use their powers for good. Cal Newport over yonder at Study Hacks is in that category, and has worked to bring to our attention the existence of Chris Guillebeau, also in the powers-for-good category. You can read Cal’s interview with Chris here. Anyone with a blog [ READ MORE ]

Extremely Useful Guidance For The Newly Salaried

This exquisitely informative article in the NY Times will help to lessen the shocking dose of reality that might otherwise paralyze the newly graduated twenty-somethings who’ve recently been unleashed on the job market. It sucks to have finally figured out the bureaucratic red tape that is student loans and financial aid, and now you’ve got [ READ MORE ]

It’s Okay To Take Career Advice From Steve Martin

In the Unconventional Career Advice category, I’m putting Steve Martin’s memoir Born Standing Up. I’m a big fan of Martin’s writing, so it was a given that I would read his recent book about his stand-up comedy career. I was expecting a well-written description of what happened in the 1970s, when he’d already made a [ READ MORE ]

Colleges That Change Lives : Evergreen State College

In his book, Colleges That Change Lives, author Loren Pope profiles 40 schools. In that list, The Evergreen State College is one of two public schools talked about. Pope deems only 40 schools in the country worthy of being classified as life-changing, and only two (only two!) are public. That’s just a whole rant I [ READ MORE ]