Would you apply for a job you felt underqualified for, even if it meant essentially skipping a step up the promotion ladder? Pros & cons inside. [On preview, wow, it's a day for job application questions!] [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 16, 2009 - 14 answers

Say I want to make my name ring out through the ages. What is the best way, for a few grand or so, to make sure that I am remembered for as long as possible? Going for great achievements seems ambitious and too much work, and I am not interested in being known for great crimes. I am thinking more along the lines of the old statues-in-the-desert angle. Any ideas?
posted by blahblahblah on Apr 9, 2007 - 65 answers

How can you tell when someone is confident? [more inside]
posted by lucyleaf on Oct 6, 2006 - 16 answers

I'm working on a boardgame in which gods punish mortals, and am looking for examples from throughout mythology that demonstrate divinely disproportionate responses to human action. Can someone point me to particularly useful references, or offer up good examples? The game will probably be Greek mythology-themed, but I'm curious about examples of the phenomenon from any culture.
posted by blueshammer on Apr 11, 2006 - 30 answers

What is the best way to defeat someone in a competition who already believes that they have won?
posted by alpinist on Jun 26, 2005 - 13 answers