How To Do Life

Fresh ideas about career and personal issues

Marty Nemko Ph.D.

Nuanced Words for 'Worried'

Expressing what you want to convey.

A Better Bucket List?

A Personal Perspective: Ideas for the psychologically attuned.

Nuanced Words for "Happy" and "Sad"

We're more likely to be understood when we use nuance in our language.

11 Nuanced Words for "Anger"

Here's how to use language to effectively convey the feeling you want to express.

In Search of Simpler Times

A Personal Perspective: How to make modern life less frenzied.

The Case for Laziness

A composite case study, and questions to consider for people who have low work productivity.

How to Prevent Partnerships from Deteriorating

Romance, business, exercise, tutoring, and co-authoring.

When You Don’t Feel Like Doing It

Eight tools for getting yourself to do something you'd rather avoid.

You’re Not Too Young to Think About Your Legacy

14 choices of what to aspire to.

A Motivating Yet Realistic Plan

A case study and questions that may help.

Succeeding Solo

A short guide for people who do better on their own.

Living with Doubt: How to Make Peace with Uncertainty

The art of decision-making.

How to Become More Productive

A personal perspective on how to build a life around your individual priorities.

Making the Most of Gratitude, Acceptance, and Striving

A triad for a life well-led.

The Power of Having Something to Look Forward to

These 28 things could help bring you out of the dumps.

The Importance of Asking Why

Digging beneath the surface can help you understand others ... and yourself.

Do You Want to Be More Competitive or Less?

Evaluating the benefits and risks of becoming more competitive.

8 Words of Love

Unsure how to express your love? Here are some useful ways to articulate your feelings.

Your World Is Getting Smaller, Is That Okay?

A case study and four questions to help you decide.

Look in the Mirror: A Tool for Self-Discovery

Seeing your reflection can be a powerful tool for self-discovery and a motivator for change.

Why It’s Hard to Be Open-Minded

And three suggestions if you want to change.

Work as a Way to Heal Yourself

Finding well-suited work and the motivation to pursue it.

Finding and Growing Money

A case study that embeds six key practices.

Succeeding in Your First Professional Job

A case study on building your career and four embedded practices.

The Power of Rehearsing

How to use rehearsal in preparing for a meeting, date, doctor’s appointment, etc.

The Power of a Pause

In a surprising number of circumstances, taking an extra moment can yield real benefit.

Finding and Maintaining Diet Discipline

This case study embeds five key practices that can help with diet discipline.

Finding a Good Place to Live

A case study and its embedded principles, with implications broader than housing.

Beware the Temptation to Indoctrinate Your Children

Three things parents can do to educate rather than inculcate.

Finding Peace of Mind

A case study followed by its embedded principles and practices.

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