Big Media Day for Christine!
When it rains, it pours…
I’m quoted in today’s New York Times as a self-help expert in a creative spin on Goldman Sachs and their soul-searching new business mission statement. The report, Jesse Eisinger, wanted to title the piece “Eat, Pray, Trade” a la Elizabeth Gilbert, but I guess the Times copydesk thought that was too edgy for the business section.
My review of Stephanie Coontz’s terrific new book — A Strange Stirring — on Betty Friedan and The Feminist Mystique, is up on Huffington Post and as an Essential Read on Psychology Today.
Wondering about thrift and young-adults? Read my latest musings on BigQuestionsOnline.com. (Teaser: I argue that young-adults are pretty good about money, we just haven’t given them the necessary tools to succeed.)
And last, but certainly not least, the website for my forthcoming book, Generation WTF: From What the #$%&! to a Wise, Tenacious, and Fearless You is up and running as of this afternoon. Check out http://www.generationwtf.com to learn about the book, which (to make today a really, REALLY big day) is already shipping off of Amazon.com, even though it’s not officially out for another few weeks.
Good stuff all around.
- Worst Majors for Getting a Job? 04/30/2012On Friday, I attended our Sociology graduation reception at the University of Pittsburgh. I celebrated with some of my favorite students and head about the exciting things they were hoping to do. One was headed to Israel to teach English. Another was headed to law school. Several had ideas about... […]
- How to Schedule Like a Pro 04/26/2012On Tuesday I got back from a wedding and mini vacation with my family. It was wonderful. Then we returned to the chaos of “coming home” and “real life.” Yesterday was a day of laundry and unpacking and feeling stressed about why I wasn’t getting more work done. Today, though... […]
- Who Do You Call? 04/25/2012Ever wonder why your Mom calls so often? According to a fascinating new study, men tend to call the women in their life – throughout their lives – while women, as they age, tend to shift their phone calls away from men and toward their adult daughters. The Los Angeles... […]
- Use Technology. Don't Let It Use You 04/18/2012Generation WTFers say they spend too much time using the Internet (59%), their cell phones or smartphones (58%), and social media sites such as Facebook (48%), according to a new Gallup poll that I blogged about Monday. And those with a college degree or more spend the most time online... […]
- Turn Your Phone Off! 04/18/2012I love my iPhone as much as the next gal. I have it with me all day. It’s the first thing I check in the morning and last thing I check before I go to sleep. But I am a firm believer in putting my phone on silent and tucking... […]
- Online Procrastination 04/18/2012“We've truly reached a new level of technological time wasting, and it's called Facebook. Talk about a study in procrastination!” blogs Timothy Pychyl, a professor of psychology at Carleton University in Ottowa. From his research on Generation WTF’s use of Facebook, he offered the following quotes: "I think it is... […]
- Get Wise About Technology and Time 04/17/2012To figure out how to make technology work for you -- rather than feeling enslaved by your phone or Facebook page -- you’ve got to understand your values, and then get clear on whether you are spending your time in accordance with those values. STEP 1: A life lived according... […]
- Too much time online? 04/16/2012Generation WTFers say they spend too much time using the Internet (59%), their cell phones or smartphones (58%), and social media sites such as Facebook (48%), according to a new Gallup poll. And those with a college degree or more spend the most time online and emailing. Write the folks... […]
- Genetic Kindness? 04/13/2012Research by psychologists at the University at Buffalo and the University of California, Irvine, has found that at least part of the reason some people are kind and generous is because their genes nudge them toward it, according to an article on Medical News Today. They report: Subjects were surveyed... […]
- Manicured Men 04/12/2012OK, it’s been a dark week of blogs and bomb threats, so here’s a lighter bit of news: Generation WTF men love their manis-and-pedis. Well, at least according to The New York Post and a funny followup by The Atlantic. Reports the Post: Every five weeks, 23-year-old waiter Steve Brady... […]
