A 168 Hours tune-up
I learned a lot from writing 168 Hours about how to use my time better. The best time management is not about planning conference calls …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Siri and the little things that kill you
One of the reasons many of us think we do more housework than we actually do is the mental overhead caused by remembering that stuff …Read More
USA Today: What else could that ring buy?
My column on wedding spending and time use ran in USA Today this morning, also reprinted below: What Else Could That Ring Buy? by Laura Vanderkam Valentine's Day …Read More
Google and 20 Percent Time
It's an unspoken commandment of writing about the "New Economy": You are required, at least once in your big concept business book, to mention Google's …Read More
Op-eds and putting in the extra hours
I recently signed on to volunteer with the Op-Ed Project, a non-profit organization which seeks to increase the number of columns written by women. According …Read More
After the Breakthrough: Olympic Stars of Yesteryear
The New York Times magazine this weekend will apparently have interviews with former winter Olympics stars, discussing their memories of the games, and their lives …Read More
Strategic Thinking Time
Around New Year's, I spent some time identifying what would be my most important professional projects for 2010. These are the things that, if I …Read More
The Great American Soap-off (aka the laundry time-suck)
Most of the chapter titles in 168 Hours are fairly vague ("A Full Life"). But one is quite specific: Don't Do Your Own Laundry. The …Read More
Handmade is the new black
My column, "Handmade is the new black," ran in USA Today this morning. Though mostly about the rise of the craft economy, it relates, broadly …Read More
Time to run a marathon
One of the tips I learned while writing 168 Hours is to figure out exactly how long any given activity will take. Then you can …Read More