Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

Yellow wrote:Wait, redheads are supposedly less attractive (according to that article, anyway)?

Huh. Turns out, most of the girls I dated (or seriously pursued) at BYU had red hair. I didn't realize it at the time, but there seems to be a pattern. I guess I'm an outlier?

Yellow wrote:Wait, redheads are supposedly less attractive (according to that article, anyway)?

Huh. Turns out, most of the girls I dated (or seriously pursued) at BYU had red hair. I didn't realize it at the time, but there seems to be a pattern. I guess I'm an outlier?

Portia wrote:As if I didn't have enough reason to fear cancer already ... Attractiveness of redheads and freckly people ...

Dragon Lady wrote:

Portia wrote:As if I didn't have enough reason to fear cancer already ... Attractiveness of redheads and freckly people ...

I have to say... I didn't like that article. Not one bit.

The problem starts as early as law school. Dr. Andy Benjamin of the University of Washington conducted a study of law students that estimated 40% suffered from depression by the time they graduated. After law school comes the high stress process of admission to the bar, when Lukasik said lawyers fear reporting treatment for any type of depression or mental illness because they risk not meeting the "character and fitness" requirements. "They could shut down their career," he said. Most state bars make subjective decisions as to whether mental illness or depression, treated or untreated, are barriers to a candidate's certification to practice law.

Then there is the career itself.

Katya wrote:http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/01/ ... r-next-job

NPR's Planet Money produced this really interesting podcast about computerized tests and whether they can predict how well you'll do in a job. They explored some really counterintuitive findings, such as "If you're hiring someone to do a particular kind of work, you shouldn't necessarily go with an applicant who already has experience in that field."

Violet wrote:

Katya wrote:http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/01/ ... r-next-job

NPR's Planet Money produced this really interesting podcast about computerized tests and whether they can predict how well you'll do in a job. They explored some really counterintuitive findings, such as "If you're hiring someone to do a particular kind of work, you shouldn't necessarily go with an applicant who already has experience in that field."

This one was fascinating.