The dandelion project, and other time use studies
Given the passions that discussion of women, careers, and children seems to spark -- here and elsewhere! -- I’ve been thinking this topic could really …Read More
Category Archives: 168 Hours – the book
My well-measured life (part 1)
I’ve been having dozens of people keep time logs over the past few weeks. In solidarity, I decided to track my time again, too. I …Read More
Being mindful of the minutes
A number of people are keeping track of their time for a time makeover project I'm doing. I always love seeing what people's lives look …Read More
5 reasons I’m not simplifying Christmas
It’s that time of year again -- time for a round of blog posts, ebooks and magazine articles on how to simplify Christmas. “Simple” is …Read More
You don’t work as much as you think
Hang around in certain circles long enough, and you hear a lot about 70-hour workweeks. Then, after that complaint, you start hearing about 80-hour workweeks, …Read More
Lifestyle magazine
I'm not sure the exact date this aired (possibly Sept 13 on TBN?) but Lifestyle Magazine featured me in this interview on 168 Hours (from …Read More
Getting to bed on time is hard work
I need my sleep. I think I do best with about 7.5 hours of sleep per night. If I’m not massively sleep deprived, and asleep …Read More
What is a typical week?
I'm on vacation this week, and so I'm re-running some posts from the archives. This one ran in summer, 2010, shortly after I'd had many …Read More
Siri and the little things that kill you
I'm on vacation this week, and so I'm re-running some posts from the archive. A version of this one ran in February 2010, long before …Read More
Are you as busy as you think?
(Laura's note: This essay originally ran on the Wall Street Journal's website in February. It made it onto their list of the most popular articles …Read More