I won’t be the next CEO. And nor will you (probably). So what does that mean for your career and sanity midlife?
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I love online gaming. My wife thinks it’s dangerous, pathetic, and I should stop. What should I do?
I like playing on the Xbox. FIFA mainly. However my wife thinks I’m too old to be playing silly games. Should I stop?
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The dangerous minefield that is middle aged male grooming
Midlife male grooming used to be passing a comb through a receding hairline. Now it seems to more commonplace, but can be a midlife minefield
Read more I’m completely exhausted at work following some nights out. Can I go off sick?
I’ve had a really tough time recently. I was out drinking and now I’m exhausted. Wouldn’t it be better for the business if I took a couple of sick days to recover?
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Devastatingly made redundant and left with just a biro and a book. How?
My second redundancy was when the dot.com bubble burst
Read more Shockingly a work colleague called me a “dick”. How do I make them realise the hurt this office insult caused?
Shockingly a work colleague recently called me a dick. What can I do?
Read more I hate PowerPoint with a passion. What can I do?
am rubbish at Powerpoint. My slides always have clashing colours or boxes that don’t align, and look like a ten year old has done them compared to other people’s.
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Writing exciting erotic stories gets great followings. Just don’t tell your other half.
I’ve read lots on how to drive views onto blog posts. None mention erotic stories, but I believe they could show the way to increase
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Drinks with my boss. Is it a bad idea if it might lead to a dangerous affair?
My boss is super attractive and I think would have a dangerous affair with me – what should I do?
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A brilliant excuse. Is daydreaming in dull meetings part of evolutionary make-up?
Office meetings can be dull, but are a necessary part of work life even if half the room is daydreaming or messaging their friends. It’s an evolutionary thing.
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Amazing new skills you can develop midlife, including dishwasher stacking
MIdlife is the opportunity to learn new skills. Dishwasher stacking seems to be the most pressing.
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Camping or canal boat holiday? What’s better for grumpy middle aged men?
Is a canal boat holiday better than camping in a tent? Or should you just hotel instead?
Read more I’m thinking of taking cannabis for pain relief. Is it a good idea or fantastically stupid?
Is cannabis a good way of relieving pain?
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What makes an attractive organisation? We’re a sucker for our emotions
How do we make decisions about companies to join? What makes an attractive organisation – emotion or fact based?
Read more Should I dye my grey hair darker to make me more successful (and attractive?)
I’m grey and old. What should I do about it?
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My body used to fix itself…sadly it doesn’t any more and so midlife arthritis ends with a hip replacement story (Part 1)
Arthritis isn’t for old people, it can strike at any time if you’re unlucky. The start of a hip replacement story.
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Exciting role playing doesn’t just happen in the bedroom, it happens in interviews too.
Role playing interviews are becoming common – but do they work?
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Wearing inappropriate interview clothing could cost you the job. What should you wear?
What should the middle aged man wear to an interview?
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Waiting for recruitment responses and watching the tumbleweed roll past. It’s a lonely place.
How it was tumbleweed rather than job offers that rolled in after being made redundant, despite some effort being made
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Can resorting to powerful chemicals to enhance midlife romance actually deliver?
One man’s experience of using chemicals to pep up middle aged sex life
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Becoming a dad. Childbirth can be scary for men too.
The story of how a new father came into the world during the birth of his child
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Shock of middle-aged man in Turkish barber experience. Is it the answer to midlife grooming?
How a haircut in a Turkish barber broadens the mind for a middle-aged bloke used to short back and sides
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How disaster struck. A victim of middle age redundancy tells his sorry tale.
The story of how a middle aged man experienced redundancy
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