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>John Zelenski, a psychology professor at Carleton University >Barbara Fredrickson, a psychology professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

>John Zelenski, a psychology professor at Carleton University >Barbara Fredrickson, a psychology professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill >Emiliana Simon-Thomas, science director of the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California Sounds like the real path is to win a good job at a large educational institution that allows you the time off to do all the things you need to be happy. I'd rather hear from those "experts" who manage to find happiness when not sitting under a tree on a sunny campus. Where is the expert who works 16-hour shifts on north sea oil rigs?

collyw 4y ago
> director of the Greater Good Science Center Sinister sounding. The greater good has been the excuse for some of the worst atrocities in history.
- greesil 4y ago
  You're thinking of the Greater Good by Oppressing Minorities and Nonconformists Science Center
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- sandworm101 4y ago
  (Greater Good) (Science Center) or (Greater) (Good Science Center) My first reading is actually the later. It sounds to me like a science center that was amalgamated or expended into a "greater" version.
  - lalopalota 4y ago
    Ah yes, when the Good Science Center acquired the Pretty Good Science Center.
wturner 4y ago
Self help fluff is the drop in replacement for economic instability by the psychotherapy world. Economics is too political and “like the weather” it’s just a natural phenomena that nobody can do anything about (sarcasm)
- sandworm101 4y ago
  Modern self help is also selfish. There was a great bit on the Bojack Horseman show. A character disappears. Everyone is looking for them under the idea that they might have committed suicide. In the end, they went to decompress on their California ranch. They wanted to disconnect and so didn't tell anyone where they were going. Self help, with no regard for how your self help negatively impacts countless other people. When confronted, the character doesn't care. They take pride in choosing to "take responsibility" for their own happiness. Selfish jerk.
  - tayo42 4y ago
    No one is allowed to take some time to them self without reporting their location constantly? Sounds like other people need to check their neurotism
    - Wojtkie 4y ago
      No ones saying report location constantly, but it is a dick move to not let people know that you'll be disconnecting and be unreachable for a while. Otherwise it can be very concerning if no one can get in touch or if there's an emergency.
- revolvingocelot 4y ago
  cf. Shit Life Syndrome, "a phrase used by physicians in the United Kingdom and the United States for the effect that a variety of poverty or abuse-induced disorders can have on patients." [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_life_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_life_syndrome
chimprich 4y ago
> Sounds like the real path is to win a good job at a large educational institution that allows you the time off to do all the things you need to be happy Most of the academics I know are ridiculously busy, trying to juggle teaching, research, publishing, grant applications, conferences, and so on. > Where is the expert who works 16-hour shifts on north sea oil rigs? Oil rig workers get a lot more time off than academics. Most work 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off, or 2 on / 3 off.
- red-iron-pine 4y ago
  Pay ain't bad either. Not SWE III at a FAANG level but certainly not bad
red-iron-pine 4y ago
> Where is the expert who works 16-hour shifts on north sea oil rigs? Probably working, and making fat $$$$ in the process. And if he's not working, probably chillin like a villain. Instead, where are the people working 2 x fast-foot jobs to pay their bills. 16 hour oil rig gigs or long days fishing translates to lots of days off, but slangin burgers at Maccas without means you'll never advance.

collyw 4y ago

> director of the Greater Good Science Center Sinister sounding. The greater good has been the excuse for some of the worst atrocities in history.

greesil 4y ago
You're thinking of the Greater Good by Oppressing Minorities and Nonconformists Science Center
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sandworm101 4y ago
(Greater Good) (Science Center) or (Greater) (Good Science Center) My first reading is actually the later. It sounds to me like a science center that was amalgamated or expended into a "greater" version.
- lalopalota 4y ago
  Ah yes, when the Good Science Center acquired the Pretty Good Science Center.

wturner 4y ago

Self help fluff is the drop in replacement for economic instability by the psychotherapy world. Economics is too political and “like the weather” it’s just a natural phenomena that nobody can do anything about (sarcasm)

sandworm101 4y ago
Modern self help is also selfish. There was a great bit on the Bojack Horseman show. A character disappears. Everyone is looking for them under the idea that they might have committed suicide. In the end, they went to decompress on their California ranch. They wanted to disconnect and so didn't tell anyone where they were going. Self help, with no regard for how your self help negatively impacts countless other people. When confronted, the character doesn't care. They take pride in choosing to "take responsibility" for their own happiness. Selfish jerk.
- tayo42 4y ago
  No one is allowed to take some time to them self without reporting their location constantly? Sounds like other people need to check their neurotism
  - Wojtkie 4y ago
    No ones saying report location constantly, but it is a dick move to not let people know that you'll be disconnecting and be unreachable for a while. Otherwise it can be very concerning if no one can get in touch or if there's an emergency.
revolvingocelot 4y ago
cf. Shit Life Syndrome, "a phrase used by physicians in the United Kingdom and the United States for the effect that a variety of poverty or abuse-induced disorders can have on patients." [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_life_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_life_syndrome

chimprich 4y ago

> Sounds like the real path is to win a good job at a large educational institution that allows you the time off to do all the things you need to be happy Most of the academics I know are ridiculously busy, trying to juggle teaching, research, publishing, grant applications, conferences, and so on. > Where is the expert who works 16-hour shifts on north sea oil rigs? Oil rig workers get a lot more time off than academics. Most work 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off, or 2 on / 3 off.

red-iron-pine 4y ago
Pay ain't bad either. Not SWE III at a FAANG level but certainly not bad

red-iron-pine 4y ago

> Where is the expert who works 16-hour shifts on north sea oil rigs? Probably working, and making fat $$$$ in the process. And if he's not working, probably chillin like a villain. Instead, where are the people working 2 x fast-foot jobs to pay their bills. 16 hour oil rig gigs or long days fishing translates to lots of days off, but slangin burgers at Maccas without means you'll never advance.