Bored at work? Watch me!
A few upcoming events: Tomorrow (that is, Thurs Sept 19), starting at 9pm Eastern, you can listen to me being interviewed by Heidi Grant Halvorson for …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Before breakfast musings from Boston
I seem to be waking up early in other cities a lot lately. This week it was Boston, where I visited some educational programs and …Read More
Guest post: My adventures living 10 minutes at a time
(Laura's note: Over the next few weeks I'll be running some guest posts from bloggers I enjoy. I hope you enjoy these posts too!) By Laura …Read More
Sources for upcoming stories
As usual, I'm working on a host of stories, and need some sources... 1. Ways to make the most of your commute. It's a perennially popular …Read More
The stories we choose to tell ourselves
We’ve had quite a few weeks of it at Chez Vanderkam (no one else in the house has that name, but we’ll call it that …Read More
New book in 2015: Mosaic
I’m happy to announce that Portfolio will be publishing my next book, called The Mosaic (or possibly just “Mosaic”), in 2015. This book will feature …Read More
Cut yourself some slack
My experience of being excused from jury duty this week has reminded me of this: I really like having slack in my schedule. Lots and …Read More
Leaving to spend more time with the family
I was scheduled for jury duty this week. Since I hate to cancel things (I find it almost physically painful), I didn’t schedule anything for …Read More
Guest post: How Keeping a Time Log Changed My Life And My Attitude
(Laura's note: I'll be running a few guest posts over the next month from bloggers I enjoy. I hope you'll enjoy these posts, too!) by …Read More
Before breakfast, in London
I spent much of last week in the UK doing book publicity for What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast. I had a great …Read More