WSO Weekly Wrap-Up 08/31 - 09/06

In case you missed them, here's some of last week's most popular topics:

How long before Big Tobacco takes over pot?


I think we can all agree that legal dope will be the law of the land in the next 36 months (it's about damn time, too).

8 Easy Things You Can Do Today to Boost Your Charisma


Charisma – that mysterious, ambiguous, effervescent quality that separates the nerds and the chumps from the George Clooneys and James Bonds.

Going to work high


So the other day, I had the bright idea of listening to my friend and joining him for a wake & bake session before leaving for work.

Phobia

What do you fear most?

My situation MBA or MSF


As most of you have probably already come to realize, work is not just work.

Have You Quit Facebook Yet?


Looking for some advice or a push in the "right" direction. I've searched for some "MBA vs. MSF" posts here but they're usually people who don't know what an MSF is or otherwise not fully applicable for one reason or another.

The Most Outlandish Office Politics Story, Pt 2


Now, you are probably wondering how a group of analysts are going to try and take down some members of management. It actually isn’t that hard when they are both extremely full of themselves and think they are smarter/better than they actually are.

Too many goals in life


Hello, forum of Type-A's. I'm falling into that horrible rut of having too many goals in life (as I'm sure many of you have experienced one time or another).

If you could do it all over again, would you still pursue a career in finance?


Would you still do finance or is there a field that you wish you would have pursued from the start? What field?

In Response to “20 Things 20-Year-Olds Don't Get”


Jason Nazar, a contributing writer for Forbes, wrote a column last month detailing the “20 Things 20-Year-Olds Don't Get.”

When will the anxiety about success stop??


Background, I am an incoming senior at a regional target. Like most of you, I am generally surrounded by the smartest, most competitive, and most driven students at my school.

How to play better golf (or just not suck)


A few weeks back I posted a few pieces of advice on a golf posting and got some serious requests for more info.
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