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Archive for July 2009
Killing time during a long workout
Since I started logging my time for 168 Hours, I’ve been trying to exercise 5-7 hours per week. This used to be relatively straightforward — I’d run 5 miles 5 times per week and maybe do one day of cross-training.
But as I’m well into my third trimester right now, I’ve cut down my running mileage a bit. I’ve started loggin… read more »
What is an hour worth? (or, the trouble with frugality)
In my attempts to become something of a time management guru, I’ve been reading other classics in the genre, and seeing what tips those authors pass along. One book I read recently: Time Tactics of Very Successful People, by Eugene Griessman.
While some of the advice is delightfully dated (“for many people, the car phone has become a necessity&… read more »
Use that Christmas letter!
If you’re like me, every December brings a mail box full of that literary genre known as the “Christmas letter.” Friends and relatives you haven’t seen in years pen missives updating you on the nice parts of their lives, or the socially acceptable bad ones (medical woes, rather than legal troubles). I’ve written several of… read more »
What is 168 Hours about?
We all need a good story, and so I’ve been pondering the pitch for 168 Hours (Portfolio, 2010). Here’s what I hope you’ll get out of reading the book. You’ll learn:
* The surprising ways we use our time — and where the time really goes
* How to take charge of the 168 hours we all have each week
* How to lift your career to the next level… read more »
