Round-Up: 100 Dreams, Brand You and Eating Lunch At Your Desk
This week over at BNET, I tackled a few questions. First, if you are a telecommuter, as a growing number of us are today, how …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
The 100-Hour Week Non-Question
Over at the Wall Street Journal's blogs, people have been debating the question "Would you work 100 hours a week for your dream job?" Kyle …Read More
Not Another Before-You-Have-Kids List!
First let me say that I love Erin Zammett Ruddy's writing, and I know that she had qualms about the genre of this piece (see …Read More
Really? Working Parents Are Too Stressed For Sex?
The headline over at Care.com was designed to grab eyeballs: "New Study Finds Working Parents Are Too Stressed to Go to the Gym, Call a …Read More
The Eureka Moment (How Did You Get Your Best Idea?)
It's a cliche that people get their best ideas in the shower, but that's probably because it's so true. You're relaxed. Your mind isn't actively …Read More
Round-up: Procrastination, Multi-tasking and Blog Inspiration
I've been taking a week off from book writing before plunging into revisions next week. It's been kind of nice to have a little bit …Read More
Idea Files: Worth It Or No?
I've been trying to declutter a few areas of my house lately. While doing so, I've come across a handful of old "idea files." It …Read More
No, You Don’t Have To Track Your Time Forever
Over at the Urban Muse Writer, Susan Johnston reviewed 168 Hours. It's a great review, and I'm really thrilled with it, but one thing I …Read More
The Portfolio Mindset
A publisher sent me a book on resume writing the other day. As I was paging through it, I realized something: it's been years since …Read More
How Much House Can You Afford?
One of the issues I'm tackling in Plenty is the usual calculators on how much house people can afford. By how much I mean how …Read More