My maiden voyage into the woods
I spent my Saturday night in somewhat rustic quarters: a 2-man tent, shared with my 6-year-old son. The occasion? Our first Cub Scout camp out. It …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
When you need more energy…fast
Today is a bit of a low energy day for me. I was broadcasting live all day yesterday from Creative Live's studios in San Francisco. …Read More
Got a boring conference call Wednesday? Watch me on Creative Live
I'll be online all day tomorrow (Wed Oct 2) doing a workshop on What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast. Broadcast by Creative Live, …Read More
What I learned (again!) from my time log
I spent the past week tracking my time. I’m still drilling down into the details, but I had a few broad insights from the experience.1. …Read More
Unexpected speed work
The seasons must be changing, because we wound up at the YMCA yesterday. The YMCA became our winter default family activity earlier this year, with …Read More
Sleep: How much are you getting?
I was somewhat surprised at how many people commented on the snooze button post (or emailed me) this week. But then I saw how many …Read More
Time tracking: Getting into the weeds
I’ve been tracking my time this week. My next book, Mosaic, will be full of lessons from time logs, so I need to get back …Read More
Productivity hack: Kid birthday presents
With three kids, we wind up going to -- and hosting -- a reasonable number of birthday parties. As with anything one does frequently, I …Read More
Seeking sources: Have you conquered your snooze button?
I'm working on a piece on dropping the snooze button habit. There is nothing more miserable than sleeping in 9-minute increments. If you've come up …Read More
My business model — and my identity
This is a completely naval gazing post. Then again, isn’t that what a blog is for?I’ve been spending a bit of time over the last …Read More