This article is ostensibly about "how to be successful in a job". One of the pie...

parennoob · on April 25, 2017

I agree, I think that a lot of the points seem to serve only to pad the article length and are not actionable for most people.

- Surround yourself with great people

- Consider changing where you live

- Save money

- Look for ways to become more productive

- Figure out how to perform better in your job

- Think better

The authors could consider cutting out points that sound like platitudes that can be found in a standard self-help guide or magazine.

logfromblammo · on April 25, 2017

And maybe also avoid putting down the endemic "think positive" advice before proceeding to point 4, "apply positive psychology".

That tripped my hypocrisy alarm, hard.

BenjaminTodd · on April 25, 2017

Yeah, the difference is that "positive psychology" is scientific field, and they haven't discovered that "thinking positive" helps with being more successful. I changed the title of the sub-section.

parennoob · on April 27, 2017

This is a good point, and why I didn't include the positive psychology point in my list – because it is a genuinely different thing.

BenjaminTodd · on April 25, 2017

I agree the titles sound obvious, but within each section we have lots of actionable advice (e.g. books to read about specific decision-making advice, the best tips we've found on how to save money, ideas for specific cities to move to), so I disagree these are not actionable for most people.

BenjaminTodd · on April 25, 2017

Yeah that title doesn't really convey what we mean. I'll change it.

brianmcc · on April 25, 2017

I think it's OK, I mean the heading's maybe a little similar but being "good" and being "successful" aren't really the same.

Good article, I think if one approaches it openly and without cynicism it's bringing together actually quite a lot of good suggestions. Have just ordered one of the recommended books - I must be in a receptive frame of mind :-)