The curse of inflight wi-fi
I am writing this from somewhere up in the air, en route from LAX to JFK. When I'm flying without my small children, plane trips …Read More
Yearly Archives: 2010
Bang for your buck? Or buck for your bang?
(From Laura: I am on the road again this week. Today I'm delighted to welcome Heather Allard as a guest poster. She may be best …Read More
Are you trying to do too much this weekend?
Since writing 168 Hours, I've had to hone my message into talking points. One that has gotten a surprising amount of pick-up is the "rule …Read More
Funny Money Quotes
When I started writing about the changing ways Americans spent their time a few years ago, I ordered boxes full of old Good Housekeeping magazines. …Read More
Time Management 101
Over at Money Saving Mom, Crystal is doing a great series on time management, which (brag alert!) features 168 Hours. Earlier this week, she posted …Read More
A few hopes on election day
This morning, as I usually do on election day, I spent a few moments in my local polling place. I rather like exercising this civic …Read More
What would you do on a perfect day?
Researchers have been studying happiness rather seriously over the past few decades, and one of the truisms of this field is that experiences make us …Read More
Multitasking… or not
I'm finally home from several speeches in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. One of my usual lines in these talks is to tell people not to multitask. …Read More
Thoughts on cars and travel
Just a quick post, as I am on the road this week, with speeches in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Since I live in New York City, …Read More
The Little Choir That Could
(This article is running currently at VAN.org, the website of New York's Vocal Area Network. In 168 Hours, I talk a lot about my choir, …Read More