Welcome Motherlode readers! (plus, a balanced vacation)
Phew! Get a link on the home page of the New York Times and you can get enough traffic to really slow a webpage down! I …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Seeking people for “time makeovers”
For 168 Hours, I am still seeking people to participate in "time makeovers." This involves keeping a time log for 168 hours (one week), and …Read More
What’s on your List of 100 Dreams?
For 168 Hours, I interviewed hundreds of people about how they manage their time. Some of these people were also career and life coaches who …Read More
Killing time during a long workout
Since I started logging my time for 168 Hours, I've been trying to exercise 5-7 hours per week. This used to be relatively straightforward -- …Read More
What is an hour worth? (or, the trouble with frugality)
In my attempts to become something of a time management guru, I've been reading other classics in the genre, and seeing what tips those authors …Read More
Use that Christmas letter!
If you're like me, every December brings a mail box full of that literary genre known as the "Christmas letter." Friends and relatives you haven't …Read More
What is 168 Hours about?
We all need a good story, and so I've been pondering the pitch for 168 Hours (Portfolio, 2010). Here's what I hope you'll get out …Read More
A mismatch between jobs and skills
Recessions are obviously tough in many ways. Losing a job is demoralizing, and not being able to pay the bills is one of the most …Read More
Do we take enough vacation days?
One of the major tenets of the time-crunch narrative is that Americans don't get enough vacation. We're slaving away longer than those Europeans who get …Read More
What Moms Can Learn From Dads
This is a version of a piece I wrote last June for USA Today; I've updated to take into account more issues raised in 168 …Read More