What I learned by keeping a food journal
A few months ago, I posted about the Gladwyne Diet -- my revolutionary weight loss program that involves two steps:1. I eat less than I …Read More
Yearly Archives: 2012
What would you do with $656 million?
Ok, I finally had to jump on the lotto bandwagon. The $656 million question is, of course, just a slightly more rooted question than the …Read More
ATM Book Club Week 5 (Chapter 4)
I'm running an informal book club devoted to All the Money in the World here on this blog. You can start at any point; there …Read More
Round-up: Time magazine, plus can Twitter be productive?
It's Friday again, and time for lots of links. It turns out this blog has some readers in influential places, because our discussion of Time …Read More
Bedtime math problems
(Laura's note: this column ran in Wednesday's USA Today under the headline "Answer to lagging scores? Bedtime math problems.") We all know we should read to …Read More
When it comes to happiness, “memorable” can trump “fun”
(Laura's note: this is a guest post of mine that ran on I Should Log Off, the blog of Danny and Jillian Tobias. Alert readers …Read More
Do good fathers go mountain biking?
Carrie left a comment on the "False choices" post last week noting that she had just such a false choice going on in her family. …Read More
ATM Book Club Week 4 (Chapter 3)
I'm hosting an informal book club on this blog devoted to All the Money in the World: What the Happiest People Know About Getting and …Read More
Round up: spring fever and productivity
My yard is in full, glorious bloom right now. I've always loved the idea of having lots of flowers, but I think I would have …Read More
False choices
The human brain really likes two-sided arguments. They are easy to understand. However, the either/or mindset produces some interesting false choices that then shape the …Read More