The Craftsman’s Guild
I wrote a few months ago about trying to think of ourselves as master craftsmen. You identify your professional skills, and then treat your work …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
With no jobs, grads “gamble” on education
(This column runs today in USA Today. If you're coming over from the newspaper website, welcome! I hope you'll look around and read some of …Read More
A foot in two worlds
I have written frequently about the drawbacks of part-time work, so I was interested to read Lindsey Mead's essay in the Sept. 22 Princeton Alumni …Read More
The 168 Hours Challenge Wrap-Up Thread
I hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday. Our 168 hours of time-logging is officially over. I still need to go through and tally up …Read More
168 Hours Challenge, Weekend Thread
Since writing 168 Hours, I've tried to get better about using my weekends. Before anyone grimaces at the idea of "using" weekends, please understand that …Read More
168 Hours Challenge Day 5
It's Friday (finally!) and our workweek challenge logs are almost done. But the key thing to remember when thinking about 168 hours is that our …Read More
168 Hours Challenge Day 4
Finally, I am posting the Challenge thread! 168 Hours is the subject of Gretchen Rubin's Happiness Project blog post today (head over there to read …Read More
The Art of Productivity
Dear readers: We interrupt the 168 Hours Challenge, going on this week, for this piece from The Huffington Post. If you are new here, welcome! …Read More
168 Hours Challenge Day 3
We are deep into the week. How are we holding up? I'm impressed with some of the time logs I'm seeing. One issue people are …Read More
168 Hours Challenge Day 2
Welcome back, challengers! I'm starting the Day 2 thread here. I've heard from many people via email who are doing this but don't wish to …Read More