Mish-mash/Round-up: Holiday edition
I don't think I'll be blogging much over the next 10 days. The kids are off school, and we'll be going to New York, having …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
The art of struggle
This week I visited one of the Mastery charter schools in Philadelphia as part of a project on teacher and principal quality I’m doing for …Read More
Looking to profile a few people who’ve kept New Year’s resolutions
Everyone loves to hate New Year's resolutions. The general line is that they are made to be broken. Yet people do succeed in adopting new …Read More
A festive December weekend
This past weekend was probably the peak time for December festivities, and it certainly was for me. But it wasn’t all hustle and bustle. I …Read More
Top 5 albums that conjure up memories
Earlier this year, I read Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity. One of the novel’s recurring themes is the characters trying to list their top 5 albums …Read More
Time tracking apps: What do you recommend?
I'm a very low tech person. I've logged my time for many different weeks over the years, but I usually just use a word document, …Read More
Giving and getting gifts
There are different philosophies of giving and getting gifts. One is that this is somewhat of a transactional process. You definitely want to give the …Read More
No one has to stay home
In the past few years, I’ve read a number of trend stories devoted to stay-at-home dads. While not a huge trend (very few fathers exit …Read More
What fits in 168 hours
I’ve had a good week. I usually do during my “birthday weeks” because I’m good about planning in fun stuff in both my work and …Read More
Seeking a few more beta-readers…
Last spring, a number of you generously offered to read a draft of my novel. Your feedback helped tremendously. I've done a lot of revising …Read More