Letter "O"

OEDIPUS SIMPLEX

Oedipus Simplex
Love Letter to My Son

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-political-animal/201008/oedipus-simplex

OFFICE DIARIES

Promoted Then Fired
It's the craziest thing. First promoted, then fired?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/office-diaries/201008/promoted-then-fired

Keys to the Office - Taking the drudgery out of 9 to 5
Office Psychology 101
It starts with self-esteem
Self-Esteem at Work
Self-esteem is a mental muscle: "work" it out. But the modern workplace presents some formidable hazards.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200310/self-esteem-work

Help Wanted: A Team Player
6 ways to make it work
Working well with others is key for nearly every job. Squashing your emotions in the office may be a mistake, especially in today's diverse, twenty-first century workplaces.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200309/help-wanted-team-player

Happiness at Work
An atmosphere that drives profits
Zappos.com employees work hard to create a happy organization. PT's case study illustrates what happens when people bring their values to work.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200909/earnings-and-yearnings-paid-smile

Office Gossip
Getting it right
Malicious talk could destroy your (or someone else's) career. And yet a more nuanced use of chitchat is essential to getting ahead

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201006/earnings-and-yearnings-how-be-good-gossip

ONLINE DATING

Online dating is increasingly the norm for how to meet people who want
to be met.
The "Sweet Spot" That Makes Online Dating Sites "Sticky"
"Sticky" sites find the psychological "sweet spot"

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/over-simulated/201010/the-sweet-spot-makes-online-dating-sites-sticky

OPTIMISM

Why Optimism Can Keep You Broke
Ensure your future success by imagining your future failure
A new study from the University of Waterloo shows how positive intentions can actually interfere with long-term success

Optimism is all very well but you can take it too far

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2011/jan/04/optimism-all-very-well

Are You an Irrational Optimist?

Why Positivity Gets a Bad Name

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-happiness-advantage/201103/are-you-irrational-optimist

OUTSIDER

The Outsider: A Pathway to Success?

http://benvitale-morefunwithnum3ers.blogspot.com/2011/05/outsider-pathway-to-success.html

OVERCONFIDENCE

Incompetent doesn’t mean clueless
Overprediction and overconfidence are not the same.
People are often overconfident in their predictions for their own performance.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201103/incompetent-doesn-t-mean-clueless

One of Obama's greatest strengths has within it the seeds of failure.

Our Overconfident President Obama
Overconfident people need greater self-awareness, not therapy

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/who-we-are/201011/our-overconfident-president-obama