A new twist on the “second shift”
Back in 1990, sociologist Arlie Hochschild coined the phrase "second shift" to describe the household labor married women did once they came home from their …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
How to spend your time: will you regret it?
Just read about a fascinating study in this month's Wired. Ran Kivetz, a professor of business at Columbia University, recently did some experiments that study …Read More
Living in hours
Yesterday was a good day. I opened the apartment door around 7AM to find my Wall Street Journal delivered -- with something I'd written in it. …Read More
What’s for dinner?
I like to eat well. In theory, this could take a lot of time, but I find that by focusing on incredibly simple meals with …Read More
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
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