On hiatus from the rat race. What now? [more inside]
posted by RobotVoodooPower on Oct 14, 2009 - 6 answers

Get a PhD by 50, or go to pastry school? I'm having a midlife crisis and am considering returning to school instead of launching another business. (Launching another business is already in the planning stages, but no hard commitments have been made.) I've been accepted to a graduate program for neuroscience that will let me do masters work and doctorate work at the same time. On the other hand...culinary school is calling to me...daring me to become a pastry chef. [more inside]
posted by dejah420 on Aug 8, 2009 - 45 answers

Is a convertible BMW 3-series too midlife-crisis for a 20-something guy? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 14, 2009 - 42 answers

Help me determine how best to go out seeking therapy so I can improve my life. For example, what type of therapist should I get (psychologist? life coach? psychiatrist? other?) and how should I approach it to get maximum benefit? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 13, 2009 - 15 answers

How can I make a really cheap foam-lined case for a nerf (or other) rifle? [more inside]
posted by MysticMCJ on Jan 6, 2009 - 9 answers

How do I go about marketing myself as a usability expert? [more inside]
posted by pdb on Dec 4, 2008 - 8 answers

So I'm 40, what next? [more inside]
posted by lonefrontranger on Jul 31, 2008 - 27 answers

I need career advice on how to become a graphic designer when I'm already a grown up. Bonus & intertwined question: can you help me see if I am on the path toward being screwed at my current job? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 3, 2008 - 6 answers

Recommended reading for midlife crisis/moral quandary? [more inside]
posted by InkaLomax on Nov 24, 2007 - 16 answers

I have worked in human resources for 15 years (financial services and biotech industries) as a a manager/senior manager and am feeling a bit burnt on the office experience. I very much value the experience of providing counseling and training because I enjoy the process of problem solving with another person. Here's the question... I am 41 and considering going back to school, getting my teaching certificate and bailing out of corporate life. Has anyone else gone through the corporate office to school teacher transition? What was it like? What hadn't you anticipated?
posted by Mmothra on Aug 24, 2007 - 7 answers

Where is age 38 in regards to college and professional career tracks in the US? Does this tip towards the young or old side of the fulcrum? [more inside]
posted by chef_boyardee on Jul 18, 2007 - 13 answers

Pre-mid life crisis. Early 30's male with a strong desire to travel, but constraints of life make it hard to do. Want to consider a career change that involves international traveling as a part of it. (a lot more inside. Come on in though, it's a good read) [more inside]
posted by wile e on Jun 6, 2007 - 21 answers

Are Harley-Davidsons for poseurs and mid-life crisis yuppies only, or can low key folks like me ride on without fear of getting that stigma assigned to them too? [more inside]
posted by Tommy Gnosis on Apr 23, 2007 - 36 answers

EightiesFilter: Where can I buy LEGAL song downloads of slightly(?)-out-of-the-mainstream eighties artistes like The Brains, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Tonio K., The Church ("The Unguarded Moment" full band studio version) for my iPod? [more inside]
posted by ZenMasterThis on Oct 16, 2006 - 10 answers

I'm in my mid-30s and am feeling like I need to find a career/professional mentor. But I'm a mid-career (7+ years) web designer/producer. How do I find a mentor in a field that's not much older than my job? [more inside]
posted by dw on Oct 7, 2006 - 7 answers

What does a new moped owner need to know? [more inside]
posted by QIbHom on Sep 3, 2006 - 14 answers

Thinking of moving to India for an extended period of time - has anyone here done this? [more inside]
posted by Mutant on Aug 13, 2006 - 10 answers

Fashion-eye for the middle-aged guy. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 3, 2005 - 22 answers

Should I go back to school to be a nurse? [more inside]
posted by smartyboots on Aug 1, 2005 - 13 answers