Olympic moms
Getting to the Olympics is no small feat. Even if you don’t medal, I’d wager it’s roughly the equivalent of achieving a C-level job at …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Weekends and chores
In the comments on my last post, Karen took issue with my statement that there are no prizes for hitting Monday with the fridge stocked, …Read More
Don’t keep it simple
I'm working my way through my advance copy of Gretchen Rubin's new book, Happier at Home. I'll have more to say about it when it's …Read More
Conference Fail: In which I take the swag
One of the funny things about being a self-help writer is that people assume you take your own advice. I try to. I wouldn’t write …Read More
Early round-up: Fortune, DailyWorth, TV thoughts
I'm posting my round-up today because I'm on my way to #BlogHer12. Late last week, Fortune posted a piece of mine (referenced yesterday) called Fortune 1956: …Read More
Windsurfing in Schumpeter’s gale
One of the most evocative concepts in economics is “creative destruction.” In Joseph Schumpeter’s 1942 book, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, he described this force as …Read More
It’s OK to be wrong
(Cross-posted at Gifted Exchange) Over at CBS MoneyWatch today, I have a post on “5 reasons you should fail more often.” This post came out of …Read More
A week at the shore
I’m back from spending a week in Ocean Grove on the Jersey shore (a more relaxed, family-friendly part of the shore than depicted in the …Read More
What is a typical week?
I'm on vacation this week, and so I'm re-running some posts from the archives. This one ran in summer, 2010, shortly after I'd had many …Read More
Real Simple and the myth of the time crunch
I'm on vacation this week, and so I'm re-running some posts from the archives. This one ran in March 2010. To Real Simple's credit, they …Read More