Round-up: Toilet paper tube art
I came home from my birthday dinner last night to discover that my children (with adult supervision) had gone all crafty in my absence. This …Read More
Yearly Archives: 2012
Beware of unseen errors
I’m a contrarian person by nature. I love writing about evidence that some common cultural narrative is wrong (or at least not the whole story). …Read More
The 9 percent vs. the 91 percent
Over at Wandering Scientist the other day, Cloud posted about the negativity of internet haters. Measured, thoughtful criticism is a gift. Snarky personal attacks don't …Read More
The #greatweekend update
On Friday, Amazon and BN.com put up their links to What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend. This ebook comes out in a …Read More
Round-up: The book fair fail
This week's drama was the book fair at my son's elementary school. I vaguely knew this was coming, but there are heaping helpings of mental …Read More
Win $500 million and still be happy!
The PowerBall jackpot has now hit $500 million. Such occasions bring the usual photos of people lining up outside gas stations, and a more curious …Read More
Uncontaminated free time
In my talks -- especially to professional women's groups with a 30- and 40-something demographic -- I've started throwing out a question: It's Saturday. Your …Read More
Long weekend highlights
I'm gearing up for the launch of What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend on December 31. In the meantime, I'm trying to …Read More
October 1964
I head to our local library most Tuesday nights -- for a change of scenery, and to get a little more work done. My treat …Read More
MBAs, numbers, and the danger of strategizing
I had a long-ish post I was going to run about Erica Dhawan's recent study of Harvard and MIT MBA candidates. Dhawan interviewed these young …Read More