The Myth of the Overscheduled Child
I have an essay in the Wall Street Journal this morning called "The Myth of the Overscheduled Child." Just as adults do not work nearly as …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Kids with too much time on their hands
USA Today ran a story today called "At some schools, budget cuts put the kibosh on sports." In the South-Western City Schools district (around Columbus, …Read More
The end of the billable hour?
The front page of the Wall Street Journal this morning has an article called "Billable Hour Under Attack." Apparently, many companies are using the recession …Read More
Dealing with a workaholic
Most of us with full-time jobs don't work nearly as much as we think we do. Very few people who claim to work 80, 90, …Read More
Finding time to exercise
As people are starting to turn in their time logs for the 168 Hours project, certain themes are coming up again and again. One recurring …Read More
What does it cost to outsource household chores?
One of the most fascinating -- and I must say, often simply reflexive -- lines of feedback I've gotten about the concepts of 168 Hours …Read More
Taming the meeting
One of the most universal -- and often wasteful -- features of corporate life is the weekly departmental meeting. This all-hands-on-deck meeting tends to take …Read More
Kirsten Gillibrand’s 168 Hours
My September 2009 issue of Glamour has a one page profile with life management advice from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who happens to be my senator …Read More
Finding time to read
One of the questions I'm encountering most with people logging their time for the 168 Hours project is "how can I find more time to …Read More
How different groups of Americans spend their time
Fascinating "charticle" on the 2008 American Time Use Survey at the New York Times website. Looks at how Americans of various demographics spend their days. …Read More