Funny Money Quotes
When I started writing about the changing ways Americans spent their time a few years ago, I ordered boxes full of old Good Housekeeping magazines. …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Time Management 101
Over at Money Saving Mom, Crystal is doing a great series on time management, which (brag alert!) features 168 Hours. Earlier this week, she posted …Read More
A few hopes on election day
This morning, as I usually do on election day, I spent a few moments in my local polling place. I rather like exercising this civic …Read More
What would you do on a perfect day?
Researchers have been studying happiness rather seriously over the past few decades, and one of the truisms of this field is that experiences make us …Read More
Multitasking… or not
I'm finally home from several speeches in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. One of my usual lines in these talks is to tell people not to multitask. …Read More
Thoughts on cars and travel
Just a quick post, as I am on the road this week, with speeches in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Since I live in New York City, …Read More
The Little Choir That Could
(This article is running currently at VAN.org, the website of New York's Vocal Area Network. In 168 Hours, I talk a lot about my choir, …Read More
Blasting the Work-Life Gray Zone (Nancy Rielle’s Time Makeover)
(Today's guest post comes from Nancy Rielle, who logged her time as part of the 168 Hours Challenge in September. We met over lunch a …Read More
168 Hours Challenge: The Time Makeover
From Sept 13-19, many of us logged our time as part of the second 168 Hours Challenge. I promised to select one reader for a …Read More
Driven to distraction? Don’t just play defense
(Note: This column ran today at The Huffington Post) We live in a distracted world. Perhaps, for instance, you are reading this at work. Maybe you …Read More