Hello from Detroit
Actually in Ann Arbor tonight but I spent today in Detroit interviewing entrepreneurs about the concept of creative destruction post auto industry and what goes …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Home Ownership: Yes or No?
As long time readers of this blog know, my family has been renting an apartment in NYC for the past 2.5 years. My husband bought …Read More
The Sleep Myth
How do we construct our cultural narratives? One way, it seems, is that we look at data points in our own lives, then cast about for …Read More
BNET roundup: Spousonomics
Over at BNET this week, I have two posts, one on avoiding all-or-nothing thinking, and the other is a Q&A with Paula Szuchman, one of …Read More
4 Questions to Ask About Your Schedule
I see from Google Analytics that we have a few new folks visiting us this week. If you're new here, I write a lot about …Read More
A Tale of Two Requiems
If anyone reading this lives in New York City, I'm singing in a performance of the Brahms Requiem at Symphony Space on Friday night. Please …Read More
The Marginal Cost of Kids
Everyone knows that kids are expensive. Every year, the US Department of Agriculture publishes some high number, like $222,360, and says this is the cost …Read More
Creating a Focused Schedule
We have a lot more free time than we think. Even very busy people have favorite TV shows, or make time for Facebook, Twitter, personal …Read More
Best Places to Work… Or Not
Over at BNET this week, I take issue with the annual Fortune list of best places to work, and other such lists. A big problem? …Read More
My Name is Laura, And I Have Free Time
Over at the New York Times' Motherlode blog, Lisa Belkin posted this week about "Free Time For Parents." Apparently, over in the UK, a supermarket …Read More