Writing drills
I’ve been watching a lot of Olympics coverage. I also recently reread A Sense of Where You Are, John McPhee’s profile of Bill Bradley when …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Breadwinning, and stories we tell ourselves
Women are earning more degrees than men. While the top ranks of companies are still predominantly male, more women are advancing into leadership roles. This …Read More
The Olympics and lessons from time logs
I’ve been logging my time again. As I tell people who keep time logs for me, I learn something new every time I do this. …Read More
How to keep the weekend to-do list from ruining your weekend
It’s one of the great dilemmas of time management. If you spend a lot of hours working during the week -- particularly if that work …Read More
Books I have actually reread
I spent some time recently scrolling through Amazon’s list of 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime. I love book bucket lists, even if I …Read More
The effects of distinctiveness
I think my daughter is cute, of course. She’s a little pixie-sized 2-year-old with an outsized personality. But she’s also farsighted, and this fall had …Read More
Don’t write off your Mondays
Confession time: I really like Mondays. Partly that’s because I love what I do. But I also find Monday to be a very productive day. …Read More
Moving the tiles around
There are no typical weeks. That’s what I always tell people who keep time logs for me. We move the tiles in the mosaics of …Read More
Wintry sunsets
After the epic Saturday nap I wrote about in my previous post, I went stomping around our yard in the snow. It was about 4:45-5:30 …Read More
Weekend naps, and why we sleep more than we think we do
In the field of time use, it’s one of the great questions. Everyone thinks Americans are increasingly sleep deprived. Giant surveys such as those done …Read More