Are You A Tom-Tom Mom (or Dad)?
(Laura's note: I'm on maternity leave, and while I'll post occasionally over the next few weeks, I also wanted to use this opportunity to run …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
A Little Princess
I'm in the process of reading Peggy Orenstein's most recent book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture. …Read More
Time magazine, money, and what to tell your kids
Time magazine devoted this past week's cover to a "Special Money Issue." Given that I've spent the past year thinking about "what we spend," just …Read More
Tithing and Happiness
In All The Money In The World (yes, that link goes to a placeholder website for the book!) I talk about how best to give …Read More
The Martyrdom Complex
I decided to subscribe to Working Mother magazine recently. While I was at the website ordering the subscription, I came across an interesting poll (it is …Read More
Being Confronted With Our Errors
As I've mentioned once or twice here before, I'm writing a feature piece for City Journal on the Khan Academy. These online video lectures cover …Read More
15 Minutes Outside
I've been paging through Rebecca P. Cohen's new book, 15 Minutes Outside: 365 ways to get out of the house and connect with your kids. …Read More
When You’re Running Late
One of the downsides of writing a book on time management is that people expect you to be on time for things. Usually I am. …Read More
Next Generation Career Summit: Would You Hire Yourself?
Those of you who have read 168 Hours know I borrowed an exercise from career coach Caroline Ceniza-Levine called the "List of 100 Dreams." This …Read More
The Spousal Performance Review
I've written a few times about the book Spousonomics, which came out earlier this year. As I was poking around on their blog recently, I …Read More