Psychology 101 1/2 : the unspoken rules for success in academia / Robert J. Sternberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sternberg, Robert J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Study and teaching (Higher).

Psychology.

Psychology--Study and teaching (Graduate).

Physical Description:

xiii, 241 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Psychology one hundred one and a half

Psychology one hundred and one and a half

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2004]

Summary:

In Psychology 101 1/2, Yale professor Robert J. Sternberg passes along invaluable wisdom gleaned from his years of experience in academia. Dr. Sternberg has distilled his analysis of choices made over a long and singularly successful career into rich, densely packed maxims that will help students and new academics create a foundation for a gratifying career of their own. This book will also be immensely useful to those interested in advancing in their careers or those who want to find new meaning their work. Dr. Sternberg's advice gives readers a template for learning how to make lasting marks on--and significant contributions to--the academic world of psychology while still following their hearts. The thoughtful lessons this book offers will be highly valued by students, young psychologists, and career academicians. It is sure to become an enduring companion that readers will return to time and again.

Contents:

Lesson 1 Don't Believe Things Just Because Other People Do 3

Lesson 2 Reinvent Yourself on a Periodic Basis 8

Lesson 3 Go Your Own Way and the Rewards Will Follow 9

Lesson 4 Decide What Is Important to You, and Then Be True to It 12

Lesson 5 Find Your Mission and Define Success in Terms of Realizing It 14

Lesson 6 Be Proactive, Not Reactive 16

Lesson 7 Never Get Stuck on Seeing a Problem in Just One Way 18

Lesson 8 Realize That You Will Not Succeed in Your Relations With Everyone 20

Lesson 9 Realize the Importance of Delaying Gratification 22

Lesson 10 Surmount Obstacles Flexibly 24

Lesson 11 Nip Problems in the Bud 28

Lesson 12 Don't Take Things Personally 30

Lesson 13 Turn Defeats Into Opportunities 33

Lesson 14 Get It in Writing 36

Lesson 15 Don't Cover Up 38

Lesson 16 Actively Seek Out Guidance and Feedback 40

Lesson 17 Avoid Defensiveness 42

Lesson 18 Do What You Believe Is Right 44

Lesson 19 Make Friends in the Field 47

Lesson 20 Be True to Yourself and Let Others Be True to Themselves 49

Lesson 21 Create Opportunities and Take Advantage of Them When They Arise 52

Lesson 22 Remember That You Can Go Very Far on Reflective Hard Work 56

Lesson 23 Balance Long-Term With Short-Term Goals 58

Lesson 24 When You Make a Professional Commitment, Honor It if at All Possible 60

Lesson 25 Be Not a Saint, a Sinner, or a Sucker 62

Lesson 26 Spread Yourself Neither Too Thin nor Too Thick 66

Lesson 27 Specialize, But Not to the Point of Losing the Forest for the Trees 69

Lesson 28 If You Do It Well, You'll Most Likely Do It Again 71

Lesson 29 Believe in Yourself and Yours 73

Lesson 30 Remember That There Is Always Room To Grow 77

Lesson 31 Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously 78

Lesson 32 Learn When It Is Time To Make Gracious Exits 79

Lesson 33 Realize That Knowledge Is a Double-Edged Sword 81

Lesson 34 Give Students and Colleagues Direction but Allow Them the Freedom To Find Themselves 83

Lesson 35 It Is More Important, Ultimately, To Be Wise Than Just To Be Smart 88

Lesson 36 Avoid the Five Major Pitfalls of the Foolish 91

Lesson 37 When You Make Mistakes, Admit Them, Learn From Them, and Move On 94

Lesson 38 Don't Try To Please Everyone 96

Lesson 39 Don't Sell Out 97

Lesson 40 Don't Bad-Mouth People Behind Their Backs 99

Lesson 41 Be Generous With Your Time but Don't Let Others Rob You of It 100

Lesson 42 Be Open and Be Straight 101

Lesson 43 Practice What You Preach 103

Lesson 44 Think Before You Speak 106

Lesson 45 Realize That Networking Matters

Up to a Point 107

Lesson 46 Distinguish Between More and Less Important Battles 109

Lesson 47 Accept Losses Graciously 111

Lesson 48 Realize That the World Is Not Fair 112

Lesson 49 Don't Hold Grudges 115

Lesson 50 Stay Away From Exploiters and Parasites 117

Lesson 51 Luck Seems To Come in Streaks

Both Bad and Good 119

Lesson 52 Realize That Even if the Tower Is "Ivory," It Is Not "White" 120

Lesson 53 Help Each Person Find His or Her Own Niche 122

Lesson 54 Remember That Institutional Cultures Are Slow To Change 124

Lesson 55 Give What You Hope To Get 125

Lesson 56 Understand the Benefits and Limits of Loyalty 126

Lesson 57 Pick Important Problems on Which To Work 128

Lesson 58 Create Your Own Style of Work To Distinguish Yourself From the Rest 132

Lesson 59 Be Guided by Problems, Not Methods or Fields 134

Lesson 60 Be Patient About Making a Difference 141

Lesson 61 When You Can't Start but Have To, Start Small 142

Lesson 62 Don't Procrastinate 144

Lesson 63 Maintain Your Good Reputation 146

Lesson 64 What May Seem Like a Crushing Blow Now May Later Seem Like a Little Tap 147

Lesson 65 Most Things Take Longer Than You Think They Will 149

Lesson 66 Remember That Acceptance Is Not Necessarily Good, Rejection Not Necessarily Bad 150

Lesson 67 Don't Accept Someone's Views Just Because He or She Is Supposed To Be an Authority 153

Lesson 68 Communicate Clearly 154

Lesson 69 Be a Little Ahead of Others, but Not Too Little or Too Much 156

Lesson 70 Seek the Action in the Interactions 160

Lesson 71 Seek Syntheses of Ideas That on the Surface Seem Incompatible 162

Lesson 72 Use Converging Operations 165

Lesson 73 Be Programmatic in Your Work 171

Lesson 74 Capitalize on Strengths; Correct or Compensate for Weaknesses 173

Lesson 75 Concentrate on Comparing Yourself With Yourself Rather Than With Others 175

Lesson 76 Let Others Do Your Bragging for You 177

Lesson 77 Look for Collaborators With Whom the Whole Is More Than the Sum of the Parts 178

Lesson 78 Be Ethical All the Way 180

Lesson 79 Realize That Bad Times Come to an End 185

Lesson 80 Fuse Teaching, Research, and Service 186

Lesson 81 Know What Is Expected of You 188

Lesson 82 Know the Rules, Regulations, Both Formal and Informal, That Affect You 190

Lesson 83 Be Respectful and Pleasant Toward Others as Much as Possible but Don't Use Ingratiation 192

Lesson 84 Learn To Tolerate Ambiguity 195

Lesson 85 Don't Shoot Your Mouth Off 197

Lesson 86 Know When To Move On in Your Work and When Not To 198

Lesson 87 Control Self-Pity 199

Lesson 88 Love It or Leave It 200

Lesson 89 Check Your Work 201

Lesson 90 Ask Colleagues for Informal Comments on Your Work 203

Lesson 91 Ask About the Best and Worst Possible Outcomes Before You Even Begin 204

Lesson 92 Realize That Sometimes the Reason We End Up Doing Things Is Not the Reason We Started Doing Them 206

Lesson 93 Redefine Yourself as Often as You Need To 208

Lesson 94 Do Not Assume That Good Ideas Sell Themselves: Sell Them 210

Lesson 95 Strive for Impact 211

Lesson 96 Seek To Be Remembered for Your Positive, Not Negative Contributions 212

Lesson 97 Invent Your Own "Game" 214

Lesson 98 Realize That in the Short Run, the Payoffs Often Are for Ideas and Work That Do Not Threaten Anyone, but in the Long Run, the Payoffs Often Are for Ideas and Work That Do 216

Lesson 99 To Persuade Is as Important as To Inform 218

Lesson 100 Deal With the Impossible Problem of Assassins 219

Lesson 101 Do Not Put Off Your Personal Happiness Forever: Enjoy Your Life 220

Lesson 101 1/2 Don't Just Read It, Do It 222.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-227) and index.

ISBN:

1591470293

OCLC:

51613859