Many blogs do a caption contest every Friday wherein the blogger posts a picture and then visitors leave their take on an appropriate and funny caption for that photo. I really enjoy contributing to those sorts of things, but it doesn’t seem appropriate for TNC so how about a comment contest on Fridays. We select an article—nothing too lengthy—and you supply a comment analyzing it. Our commenters thus far have been exceedingly insightful so I’ll be most interested to read your take. Winner gets a free RSS subscription to TNC!
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“To disassociate identity from professional status, therapists recommend taking pride in characteristics that can’t be stripped away — virtue, integrity, honesty, generosity.”
As if these are somehow unrelated to professional status…
*Ahem*
“My career has vanished many times — writing and editing in the medical arena — along with the Bhagavad Gita, I think the Yoga Vashishita has a lot to offer. Basically it’s best not to identify with anything that is a part of consensus reality.”
–Elizabeth Zimmer
Uh, that’s “Zima”
“One of the biggest fears for holders of respected positions is the potential loss of public esteem.”
Seems like many of these guys are suffering from a Peter Keating view of success.
It’s nice to see the Peter Principle still holds true.
If these people WERE truly successful, they wouldn’t be out of a job, n’est pas?