What is the most important thing you could be doing?
In some of the pre-pub press on 168 Hours, I've been referred to as an "aspiring time management guru," which isn't entirely true. I wrote …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Ad Age releases The New Female Consumer: The Rise of the Real Mom
I am quoted in a white paper from Ad Age on marketing to moms. Drawing on the "Core Competency Mom" series that I wrote for …Read More
Thanksgiving and the New Home Economics
(cross-posted at lauravanderkam.com) This year I attempted to make my first big turkey dinner. The holiday meal has long been one of those womanly rites of …Read More
168 Hours pre-order page on Amazon!
The pre-order page is up, here. Very exciting! Six months until launch...Read More
Sarah Palin’s 168 Hours
Like the rest of humanity, I watched Sarah Palin's appearance on Oprah on Monday. (I have a personal interest in her book... I had wanted …Read More
Quote of the day
"Your email is not your work; it is simply a tool to help you do your work." -- Paul Sloane at Lifehack.orgRead More
Productivity lessons from maternity leave
I have been trying to work a lighter schedule since Sam's birth on September 24. I'm feeding him every 3 hours during the day, plus …Read More
How Orhan Pamuk focuses on his core competencies
The Weekend Journal section of today's WSJ has a round-up of how various novelists crank out their words. It's a comforting article, in some ways, …Read More
Country Clubs: Stuck in the Rough
This week's Business Week reported on the financial woes prevalent at private golf clubs. The current crisis many are experiencing is predominantly recession-related. More white-collar …Read More
The Economics of Milk Delivery
Today, the Wall Street Journal's Cranky Consumer column tackled the growing industry of milk delivery. Actually a very old-fashioned industry, the milkman is staging a …Read More