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...that sounds daunting, it isn't. Originally developed to help with weather forecasting, chaos theory takes into account that unpredictable forces are always at work, but that with the right analytical tools, underlying patterns emerge and a sort of order - although not the linear kind - becomes clear. Applying it to career-planning is a relatively new thing. People - like my dad, and probably yours - used to go to work for one company right out of college or the military, stay there for 30-odd years, get an orderly series of promotions and raises, and then retire with a nice guaranteed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finding a Dream Job: A Little Chaos Theory Helps | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...almost treasonous to paint such a dark picture of the failure of the American financial system which has carried the nation through sixty years of prosperity. That system is now fractured mid-axle. It may take a lifetime or more for historians to sort out its causes, and the federal government feels the need to sift through that sand in the name of justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Financial Crisis: The World At War | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

...involved with literature, then the one thing you can give them actually, to carry with them in life, is some evaluative capacity. And it can be just another part of the whole repertoire of attending to a text—it doesn’t have to be a sort of “thumbs up, thumbs down” thing.8. FM: I guess that’s the danger?JW: Yes, that’s the danger, and I think that’s why academics sometimes don’t do it. But I feel [to leave criticism...

Author: By Alexander J. Ratner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Claire Messud and James Wood | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

...economy has played a role,” Hernandez said. “Usually during economic downturns, people sort of re-evaluate their lives. They take it as an opportunity to maybe follow their passion and do what they want, especially if they’ve been laid...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HDS Sees 11 Percent Spike in Applicants | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

...awful travel gripe? The Avenger may be able to sort it out for you. Click here to tell us your problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Loving My Time in Cartagena | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

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