Win $500 million and still be happy!
The PowerBall jackpot has now hit $500 million. Such occasions bring the usual photos of people lining up outside gas stations, and a more curious …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Uncontaminated free time
In my talks -- especially to professional women's groups with a 30- and 40-something demographic -- I've started throwing out a question: It's Saturday. Your …Read More
Long weekend highlights
I'm gearing up for the launch of What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend on December 31. In the meantime, I'm trying to …Read More
October 1964
I head to our local library most Tuesday nights -- for a change of scenery, and to get a little more work done. My treat …Read More
MBAs, numbers, and the danger of strategizing
I had a long-ish post I was going to run about Erica Dhawan's recent study of Harvard and MIT MBA candidates. Dhawan interviewed these young …Read More
Running long, and the dilemma of plausible goals
I ran the Philadelphia half-marathon early this morning. I ran it several minutes faster than I ran it two years ago. Despite having walked a …Read More
5 reasons I’m not simplifying Christmas
It’s that time of year again -- time for a round of blog posts, ebooks and magazine articles on how to simplify Christmas. “Simple” is …Read More
View from the window
Ah, blogging. It's a demanding past time. I don't have a good essay to post today. I have some other places that might be of …Read More
The Springs of Namje
Years ago, I wrote a column for USA Today on efforts to modernize the Peace Corps. While Americans in general think of the Peace Corps …Read More
Lawyers who quit, and other stories
What with the election and all, we're a bit behind on "Can't have it all" manifestos. Fortunately, a lawyer (and mother of two young children) …Read More