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...that may be the problem, says Barry Schwartz, a professor of psychology at Swarthmore College and author of The Paradox of Choice. "There's a restless dissatisfaction that comes from always wondering if there's something better out there," he says. Indeed, more than half of global executives wish they could start over in a different career, according to a survey by search firm Korn/Ferry International. "People define their work as a job, a career or a calling," says Schwartz. "Jobs are to support yourself. Careers today require a lot of hopping. If we're lucky, we wind up with...
...League, criticized HRTV’s “Love/Hate,” a show in the style of VH1’s “Best Week Ever.”The review, blogged on Jan. 12, said that the show “makes you wish they enforced age requirements for video cameras like they do for guns or rental cars.”“The hosts are enthusiastic and attractive,” the post argued. “Its attitude is harmless...but around a minute and a half, the thought will dawn...
...your hand is cold. I like that. It’s refreshing.’“‘May I stroke it?’“‘I wish you would.’” Smiley’s pre-coital dialogue is so formal it’s laughable, and it’s not only a sign of her distance from real life. Smiley is so caught up with the academic arguments of war that she loses touch with the things that make a novel: characters, narrative...
...might encourage Libby to seek leniency from Fitzgerald in his sentencing phase in return for cooperating with the prosecutor. In his first comments after the verdict was announced, Fitzgerald left the door open to such negotiations: "Mr. Libby is like any other defendant. If his counsel or he wish to pursue any options, they can contact...
...comments after the verdict, Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald hinted that he might argue for leniency in Libby's sentencing if Dick Cheney's former aide decided to cooperate with the government now that he's been convicted. "Mr. Libby is like any other defendant. If his counsel or he wish to pursue any options, they can contact us," said Fitzgerald. Without the possibility of a Presidential pardon, Libby would presumably have more incentive to strike a deal. And since Fitzgerald would clearly be seeking more information about the role of other Administration figures, including Vice President Cheney, it might...