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
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
The 4-Day Workweek
No, it's not a 4-hour workweek. But according to this article from Time magazine, Utah's state experiment with keeping its government offices open longer hours, …Read More
Connected…when?
I'm in the midst of reviewing Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives for City Journal. This book, …Read More
Grandma’s greener than you
That's the subject of my most recent USA TODAY column--about how, by living as frugally as possible, Americans who lived through the Depression (or other …Read More
The Take-Out Trap
Looking to get out of the house the other night (see the post about 168 hours and an infant), and not wishing to cook, I …Read More
Creating time to “re-create”
Many of us feel like we don't have a lot of recreational free time these days. In fact, we have more time than we think, …Read More
168 Hours and an Infant
Life is a bit busier in my household these days as we welcomed little Samuel Dwight Conway on September 24. He was surprisingly big -- …Read More
RIP, Cookie
(cross-posted at LauraVanderkam.com) So it came out yesterday that Conde Nast, after a thorough review by McKinsey, will be shuttering a number of titles. As a …Read More
Dealing with unexpected free time
One of the challenges of making the most of our "down time" is that we often don't know when, exactly, it's going to appear, or …Read More
Taming the Digital Distractions
The New York Times has a funny story on new software that tries to save you from yourself. You start a workday with plenty of …Read More