Little things making life easier, plus a mini content round-up
Life is featuring some circus-level logistics these days. That's a reason I'm a big fan of making life easier whenever possible. As I've been making …Read More
Yearly Archives: 2025
Oliver Burkeman, plus making the most of unexpected downtime
First, a note, since I know a lot of people who read me are also big Oliver Burkeman fans. I'm interviewing him today over at …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Avoiding the comparison trap with Kate Strickler
In the modern world, it is easy to compare and despair. Once, we only saw the lives of people around us. The proverbial Joneses had …Read More
Weekend: A visit, a birthday, a concert
This was one of those weekends that involved making a lot of puzzle pieces fit together. The good news is that they mostly did -- …Read More
Friday miscellany: A lot of singing
This week has definitely had a choral music soundtrack. My "other" choir (Choral Arts Philadelphia) is performing a concert this weekend featuring Howells' Requiem (which …Read More
Yes, you can exercise at night
(Laura's note: This post originally ran at Vanderhacks, my Substack newsletter. To learn more or subscribe, please visit here.) I know that many people reading …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: The time-tracking manifesto
If you want to spend your time better, it helps to know where the time is going now. After all, if you don't know where …Read More
Weekend: Big adventures and little adventures
One of my favorite time management rules is to aim to have one big adventure and one little adventure each week. This is enough to …Read More
Beethoven pacing, plus walking, plus content
First a quick note: Are you doing the September Reset? We tracked time from Sept 8-14. Then we've been going through several of my favorite …Read More
If you plan it, they will come
(Laura's note: This post originally ran at Vanderhacks, my Substack newsletter. To subscribe, please go here.) Humans have a natural sense of fairness. We expect relationships …Read More