The Waiting Game
Over at BNET this week, I have a post on "How to Win at the Waiting Game." If you are hoping for a wait-free life, …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
A Little Bit of Wasted Time
I am very grateful that I don't usually need to commute anywhere. Commuting is generally the low emotional point of people's days, and tends to …Read More
Kids, Happiness and Bad Data
I was fascinated to read a story this morning discovering that "Mistakes in Scientific Studies Surge." Research journals are reporting an epidemic of retractions. Scientific …Read More
What You Can Do To Create Jobs
It's easy to become glum while reading the Wall Street Journal these days. Not only is the economy likely headed south again, our elected leaders …Read More
Writing, Running, Investing
If you pay attention to day-to-day stock market performance (a habit I picked up while reading the newspaper in 6th grade on a neighbor's driveway …Read More
How to Buy a Car
I made it to age 32 before buying my first car, but last week I finally pulled the trigger and did it. I'd heard good …Read More
The Slow Cooker Philosophy
I don't actually own a slow cooker (a Crock Pot type contraption). I like the idea of it -- throwing a bunch of meat and …Read More
Frugal Beauty, and Choices
One of the themes of 168 Hours is that time is a choice. Sure, you have to eat and sleep and attend to any pressing …Read More
How to Upgrade Your To-Do List
Everyone has her own particular productivity rituals. That's why I'm somewhat averse to preaching mine, as if it is the One True Path. Different people …Read More
Round-up: Emails, Messy Desks and Knowing Your Worth
My transition to suburban life continues. I bought my first car this week (at age 32). I am now, slowly, getting used to driving it. …Read More