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Quits reached 3.365 million in September, the highest level since March 2025, while 27.1% of unemployed Americans had been jobless for 27 weeks or more. The data suggest that leaving for another job is a different bet from leaving with nothing lined up.
Self-testing and spaced study have the strongest research support among common methods, while rereading and highlighting have a weaker record. Effect sizes vary by material, delay and feedback, and some real-course results are modest. Students also tend to misjudge which methods help.
Researchers split self-confidence into worth (self-esteem) and capability (self-efficacy). Meta-analyses give the strongest support to structured approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and self-compassion training, though the evidence has real limits. Repeating positive statements can make people with low self-esteem feel worse.
A resume is only the first screen, and the evidence on what passes it is thinner than the advice industry implies. Recruiter interviews suggest bots rarely reject resumes outright, while audit experiments show that employers also react to signals unrelated to qualifications.
