Draft 4 of the writing life
Over the weekend, I read John McPhee's new book, Draft 4: On the Writing Process. I am drawn to almost any "writer on writing" book, …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
How I’m multitasking these days
Multitasking gets a bad reputation in productivity circles, and for good reason. It's really hard to do two things at once, or at least do …Read More
Podcast: “But I thought the school years would be easier from a childcare perspective!”
Episode 11 of Best of Both Worlds went live yesterday! This episode features the fabulous Prof. Siobhan Brady of UC Davis. We chose Siobhan as …Read More
Why to maintain your earning power, no matter what
In early 2009, I hosted a small get together at the Oyster Bar in NYC, which was near my apartment. I was celebrating getting a …Read More
The second half of my week
I posted on Thursday afternoon last week that the week was only half over. I then realized that my blogging schedule falls right into the …Read More
The midway point of the week
I began tracking my time continuously in late April of 2015. That puts me at 2.5 years in another week or so. I have learned …Read More
War and Peace, running for office, SAHMs, books by friends, productivity, etc.
This post will feature a lot of randomness. First, my publisher sent over suggestions for cover designs for Off the Clock yesterday. The cover of …Read More
Podcast: Networking for parents
Networking is one of those topics where the name may stand in the way of implementation. "Networking" sounds so cheesy and transactional. In my commencement …Read More
Sweet child of mine
This was quite the weekend. I actually printed up my time log for the week of October 2-8 just to marvel at what all happened …Read More
Friday miscellany
I really meant to blog more often this week. But if you subscribe to my monthly newsletter and my weekly newsletter (and listen to the …Read More