The futility of balance
"Work-life balance" is such a cliche that it's inspired it's own anti-cliche, namely, that "you can have it all, just not at one time." I don't …Read More
Category Archives: Career
10 things I learned about time and money in 2010
I'll be taking a break for the holidays, and then traveling for a week after that. So this may be my last post of 2010. …Read More
What can marriage advice do for your career?
Over at BNET, I posted a Q&A with Alisa Bowman, author of Project: Happily Ever After. A few years ago, Bowman (a Pennsylvania-based journalist) was …Read More
Never get a “real” job: Q&A with Scott Gerber
Long before I wrote 168 Hours, I wrote an op-ed (in 2004!) for USA Today called "The Sanity of Self-Employment." The idea was that for …Read More
If you’re lucky enough to get a bonus…
...how should you spend it? It's a question many people would love to ponder, and if the economy continues to grow, perhaps a few more people …Read More
Bang for your buck? Or buck for your bang?
(From Laura: I am on the road again this week. Today I'm delighted to welcome Heather Allard as a guest poster. She may be best …Read More
Moms in the corner office
Back in 2002, economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett caused quite a stink with her research findings that 49% of corporate women earning over $100,000 a year …Read More
With no jobs, grads “gamble” on education
(This column runs today in USA Today. If you're coming over from the newspaper website, welcome! I hope you'll look around and read some of …Read More
The Pay Gap, and the Time Gap
The “pay gap” between men and women is much in the news these days. Ninety years after women gained the right to vote, a typical …Read More
Is college worth less because students study less?
(cross-posted at Gifted Exchange) A generation ago, a college degree was the ticket to a comfortable, upper-middle class existence. We believe, as a society, that more …Read More