Labor Day, the 47-hour work week, and the problem with polls
How many hours do you work per week?It seems like a straightforward question, and yet it’s less clear than it seems. For instance, which week? …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Do you like Monday deadlines?
I’m working on a piece on the case for and against Monday deadlines. As a freelancer, I’ve been advised in the past to ask for …Read More
School lunch: Better than you think
City Journal published my article on school lunch recently, "If you serve it, will they eat it?" The gist is this: a number of districts …Read More
What will you be doing at 9 pm?
Retale.com has a fascinating graphic up representing how Americans spend their time. Using the BLS data set I love as well, they show what chunk …Read More
Musings on space
I like thumbing through Sarah Susanka’s architectural books in the “Not-so-big House” series. I interviewed her a few years ago for All the Money in …Read More
My work/life balance, or working on the weekend while on vacation
I spent much of this afternoon (Saturday) working. I’m at the beach for the last two weeks of August, but I have little things going …Read More
Beach rhythms
A few days in to a 17-day vacation, I have hit a rhythm. On a good day, I wake up before everyone else at around …Read More
At the beach
I am on vacation until Labor Day, and while I thought I would have good Internet access, all I can use is the browser on …Read More
Childcare costs, or why money matters
Get Rich Slowly tackled one of my favorite topics this week: the economics of childcare. It’s not a favorite topic because it is fun. Far …Read More
Some days require sundaes
On Tuesday, the fish died. She’d been around for a while, and then while attempting to go to the hardware store this weekend, my husband …Read More