The bits (and chunks) of joy list
A few of my favorite bloggers have been posting their “bits of joy” lists lately. The idea is thinking through a list of activities you …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Glorious inefficiency
I have been accused, more than once, of arguing that people should pack something into every minute of the day. I fully own up to …Read More
The economics of writing — or how to write for a living and not starve
In the comments yesterday on the Why Am I Not in STEM? post, we got into the topic of writing as a career. It is …Read More
So why am I not in STEM?
Over at Wandering Scientist, Cloud posted a lovely rant about efforts to make STEM more attractive to women. The idea that somehow science, technology, engineering, …Read More
Guess what? We don’t exercise as much as we think
When it comes to time, the way we think we spend our minutes often bears little resemblance to how we actually spend them. We work …Read More
Should I get up earlier if I’m already getting up really early?
The past few mornings I've been setting an alarm. This is a step toward being intentional about my mornings. I'm starting with limited ambitions and …Read More
Notes from the writing retreat
I've been revising the novel again. As it gets heftier, getting a full sense of all that's in there gets tough. I really wanted to …Read More
5 ways to soldier through the next 10 weeks until spring
Christmas comes at a very convenient time. Placing a huge celebration right at the winter solstice -- that darkest time of the year -- makes …Read More
There are no typical weeks
As I’ve been starting the Mosaic project, a number of potential time trackers have asked which weeks they should record. People want to record a …Read More
If you like my books…
...would you do me a favor? January is always a big month for self-help titles. Prospective readers want to know that other people found books helpful …Read More