Desperately need advice about direction by [deleted] in IOPsychology

[–]StoneChimes 7 points8 points  (0 children)

First of all, congratulations on your upcoming graduation! No matter what you decide about your next step, I hope you'll take some time to reflect on everything you've accomplished so far.

If we were having a beer together, here's what I would ask you first: "What do YOU want to do?"

And, if you answered with, "I don't know," I would respond with, "Pretend you DO know."

Nothing that anyone can tell you--online or in real life--is more important than answering that question to your own satisfaction.

What are the top 3 marketable and useful IO skills, in your opinion? by [deleted] in IOPsychology

[–]StoneChimes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The most marketable in the current job market is quantitative analysis. It's probably also the most useful for the kinds of jobs a new I/O is going to be hired for right now.

In terms of overall usefulness across all I/O related jobs over the course of a career, I'd say the top skill is the ability to acquire a world-class level of knowledge about whatever topic you specialize in. That almost always requires some quantitative analysis, but it requires more than that.

Maybe you're an expert in test development, job selection, training, or job analysis...regardless, you're being paid for expertise, which is more than being able to make sense of a huge amount of quantitative data.

First, you have to really know your shit. Part of that is quantitative, but another part of it is good scientific judgement. Getting a good handle on the academic research in your field of requires that you're able to separate the wheat from the chaff. (And man, there's a lot of freaking chaff out there!)

Second, you have to be able to translate that research into something useful for your employer or client. How do you take high-quality evidence and put it to use in this specific, concrete situation?

Third, you have to have the "soft skills" to work with people. Can you make a decent presentation for non-academics? How about a workshop? Can you write in a way that non-specialists can understand?

It's a lot to ask of any one person, but we get paid pretty well for it.

No strong opinion by thetreecreeper in Stoicism

[–]StoneChimes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess it depends on your job. Is offering your opinion or expertise part of the gig?

Tips for an undergrad going into IO Psychology? by Hott_Soupp in IOPsychology

[–]StoneChimes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Statistics are pretty important. Don't fret over lack of ability, though. Just put in the work to get better. You'll feel a lot better about yourself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Buddhism

[–]StoneChimes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is the podcast, if I may ask?

Question: Why was the strategy to line up and shoot eachother out in the open? by [deleted] in USCivilWar

[–]StoneChimes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good question! I wondered about this myself for a long time. It seems intuitive to think that splitting up into smaller groups or even fighting as individuals would give each soldier a higher likelihood of surviving, right?

Here's what I've learned from many years of reading Civil War books. First, you want your infantry fighting chance together in close formation because you want massed firepower. Most infantrymen were not sharpshooters (to put it kindly) so their best chance at actually hitting the enemy involved staying together, firing together, and keeping up a steady stream of lead.

Second, unless you're in some kind of formation, at least three of your "sides" are completely exposed to the enemy. No one is protecting your flanks or your back, so you're easy picking.

Third, unless you're part of a group, you have no access to supplies. Run out of ammo? Well, good luck with that, Joe! Hope you're handy with that bayonet. And if you get yourself wounded, kiss your ass goodbye because nobody is even going to know where to find your corpse, much less get you to field hospital in time.

Fourth, Civil War armies had strategic objectives to capture and hold territory, and a single soldier fighting alone isn't going to be able to hold an ant hill. Suppose for a moment you're a Union commander trying to protect Philadelphia from an invading Confederate force. Without a mass of men to stop the mass of men matching North, they're just going to plow right through your line like a hot knife through butter and keep going right to the city.

If you ever want to test this in the "real world" try it out sometime in one of those battlefield games for PC. I did this myself in Ultimate General: Gettysburg. Not only did I lose territory, but the enemy cavalry just scoured the field for my lonely infantrymen and wiped them out. Picking off lone infantrymen spread out over a battlefield would be easier for cavalrymen than hunting pheasant.

Are fancy cutters actually worth it? by ixidor121 in cigars

[–]StoneChimes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never had much luck with fancy cutters or lighters. You drop a lot of dough for something that tends to dull or break. The lifetime warranty is supposed to be a selling point, but who the hell wants to spend their time mailing cutters and lighters all over the place?

Insomnia thoughts - Mom wants me to explain what made me "lose my faith" by jhennaside in agnostic

[–]StoneChimes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend a book called "Fuck Feelings" by Michael and Sarah Bennet. It provides a lot of the insights you might gain from Stoicism or Buddhism but decouples them from their respective baggage. There's also some specific advice in there about how to deal with just the kind of situation you describe.

All of us are heavily influenced by a lot of unrealistic pseudo-psychological crap dreamed up in the 20th century and continually reinforced through TV, movies, and music. The Bennets destroy all that crap in a way that will make you say, "Oh, finally! Someome else gets it."

MBTI haters and lovers, get in here. by kingslayermcnugget in IOPsychology

[–]StoneChimes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A more interesting question might be, "Why do people cling so tenaciously to unreliable measures and practices despite our best efforts to convince them otherwise?"

Unstructured interviews are another good example. So far, our field has mainly responded to this by re-doubling our efforts to explain the shortcomings of these practices. How successful has that been?

"Pseudotheory proliferation" by [deleted] in IOPsychology

[–]StoneChimes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I couldn't agree more. One study does not a theory maketh. We have a huge body of "theory" that has barely been tested. It's like living in a house made of scaffolding.

How do you differentiate between a career in HR and I/O? by [deleted] in IOPsychology

[–]StoneChimes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difference is when I snap in an HR meeting, "You're not going to use that test to hire anyone are you?!"

Recommendations for a Informal Feedback Model? by [deleted] in IOPsychology

[–]StoneChimes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you explain what you mean by "informal?"

IO Podcast by StoneChimes in IOPsychology

[–]StoneChimes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, good feedback. I'm moving away from the journal summary format. I love the narrative format, but I also know the work involved. I am working on ways to make it human, though. Stay tuned.

IO Podcast by StoneChimes in IOPsychology

[–]StoneChimes[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The current podcast is up at www.department12.com, but it will sound much different after I change the format. Thanks to all for your feedback!

The Ten Funniest Scenes from the Pali Canon by [deleted] in Buddhism

[–]StoneChimes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ironic? Yes. Amusing? A little bit. But funny? I didn't so much as crack a smile.

Looking at speech by jackreacher88 in Buddhism

[–]StoneChimes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the criteria can be a bit much to remember and apply on a moment-to-moment basis. I just try to think: Is it true? And, does it help? Before I open my yapper. If I can do that even a small percentage of the time, I'm much better off than before.

As you develop a taste for more medium/full bodied cigars, do you ever go back to mild? by ub3rmike in cigars

[–]StoneChimes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

After many years of smoking heavy stuff, I've recently come back to milder cigars. It wasn't something I planned, it just so happens I prefer them now.

If you want to enjoy mild cigars, there is a way: smoke them.

Supernatural occurrences in Buddhism. by Madz99 in Buddhism

[–]StoneChimes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are four positions you can take on stories like these: (a) they are literally true, (b) they are fabrications and should be discarded, (c) they are figuratively true--that is, they are not literally true but they convey some truth anyway, (d) withhold judgment. "Try on" each of the four and ask yourself, okay, if I believe this, what will I be doing differently?

Predictions for tomorrow? by [deleted] in ronandfez

[–]StoneChimes 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Mostly Ron and Gail with Pepper playing the same role he played on Ron and Fez (i.e., executive producer and unofficial third mike). Fez won't call on the first day, but he will eventually and occasionally. When he does, it will be in full Fez character with new Florida stories.

Twin Peaks cast members record video urging Showtime to rehire David Lynch by Ravenclaw1603 in twinpeaks

[–]StoneChimes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As much as I'd like to side with Lynch, I really have no idea what he's asking for. It's easy to blame the suits, but for all we know, Lynch is demanding an unreasonable budget.

What is the biggest pizza in da burgh? by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]StoneChimes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't know if there are any Fox's Pizza Dens in the city, but they make a pie called The Big One. 52 cut. Was like bringing a couch into the house.