Best of Both Worlds podcast: Mailbag part 1
We tackle a listener question every week on Best of Both Worlds, but we get so many good ones that they can become whole episodes! …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Time will be filled with something
We've had a lot of big summer adventure weekends lately, and have another coming up, so this one wound up being more low key. It …Read More
Friday miscellany: Long summer + summer fun list update
I just read through my summer fun list from late May. Thinking about honeysuckle and picking strawberries reminds me of how long ago that was. …Read More
First drafts
The Tranquility by Tuesday project featured 9 time management rules. So, unsurprisingly, the Tranquility by Tuesday book is going to feature 9 chapters. I just …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Back to school, Covid edition (2.0)
We're gearing up for another school year — the third one that will be affected by the pandemic. A cursory check of social media reveals …Read More
Nostalgia, and a summer week at the shore
We spent the past week at the New Jersey shore, in Ocean Grove, the same small town we always visit. We have now been there …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Better meetings, plus our top 10 work tips
While most adults aren't going back to school this fall, many of us are adjusting to new work schedules, and new work styles too. It's …Read More
Mommy Day #4 and some kid updates
One of my goals for the summer was to do "Mommy Days" with all four big kids. This would be a one-on-one day doing something …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: A list of good things
After some recent Best of Both Worlds episodes that may have involved, well, complaining, Sarah and I decided to devote an episode to all good …Read More
The 2-minute rule, and its discontents
Much productivity literature wrestles with the question of what to do with incoming "stuff." A task appears. What do you do? There are various systems, …Read More