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
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
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
Business Owners Smile More…
...or at least that's the message of Sue Shellenbarger's column this morning in the Wall Street Journal. According to a Gallup survey being released today, business …Read More
A Day in the Life of a Power Mom
Amanda Steinberg, whose Daily Worth email recently featured one of my USA Today op-eds, has another post from a few days ago about how she …Read More
When work-life balance means working more
When I was writing a book on time management several years ago, I had dozens of people keep logs of their time. Paula, a Nashville …Read More
Jason Jones: There are hours in the day for everything…
Time Out New York Kids did an interview recently with Daily Show correspondents (and parents of two small kids) Jason Jones and Samantha Bee. The …Read More
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
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