Webinar and 168 Hours Challenge
If you're just visiting the site (either coming from AOL or the Savor chat) welcome! The 168 Hours Challenge, in which we all log our …Read More
Yearly Archives: 2010
The Pay Gap, and the Time Gap
The “pay gap” between men and women is much in the news these days. Ninety years after women gained the right to vote, a typical …Read More
Cleaning out my closets
I have spent several hours over the past few weeks on something that is definitely not a core competency: cleaning out my closets. While I know …Read More
Is college worth less because students study less?
(cross-posted at Gifted Exchange) A generation ago, a college degree was the ticket to a comfortable, upper-middle class existence. We believe, as a society, that more …Read More
How did you spend the 2016 hours of summer?
(This column ran this week in the Huffington Post) By Laura Vanderkam Hard as it is to believe, Memorial Day was just over 12 weeks ago. There …Read More
Is Twitter Work?
In 168 Hours, I talk about trying to distinguish between "work" and "not-really-work." Work means activities that are advancing you toward your career goals. I …Read More
Free Back-To-School Webinar Sept 8!
I am happy to announce that I'll be doing a back-t0-school webinar on September 8, co-hosted by Katherine Reynolds Lewis of CurrentMom. The topic? Go …Read More
Hey, what happened to the comments?
Oh, this blogging thing is tricky. One of the great parts of writing a blog is the opportunity to get instant feedback from readers. Whether …Read More
Seth Godin and the Future of Books
The big buzz in book circles this morning is that Seth Godin, author of Linchpin and 11 other books, is retiring. Well, not exactly. He's …Read More
Core Competencies, the Happiness Project, computer woes, and being me
After meeting Gretchen Rubin at the BlogHer conference two weeks ago, I reread The Happiness Project. One of her themes in the book is remembering …Read More