Should you plan your leisure time, or does that take the fun out of it?
In the common narrative, we are all scheduled to the hilt. Our work lives are dictated by 15-minute slots on Outlook. So should you treat …Read More
Category Archives: Happiness
The impossibility of complete happiness
Much of my recent spring break trip to San Diego was kid-focused. Sea World, the zoo, Legoland, etc. But each of the parents got one …Read More
The flowers are still here!
We got back from a manic spring break trip to San Diego on Saturday night. As mentioned in my last blog post, my magnolia was …Read More
This is going to be awesome
I no longer get nervous in any physical sense before speeches. I sleep fine. I know how most audiences will react to things. Still, I …Read More
From SXSW – Gretchen Rubin, Facebook Live, and me
I am in Austin, Texas at SXSW and having a great time! Gretchen Rubin, author of Better Than Before, and I interviewed each other for …Read More
Do flexible schedules lead to loneliness?
Thanks to alert readers who sent me a recent New York Times article by Cristobal Young called "You don’t need more free time." The thesis, …Read More
What worked in 2015
I already did an update on my major quarterly goals for 2015. I hit most of them. The ones I didn’t hit I’ve mostly decided …Read More
The discipline of joy
As I look back on it, yesterday had a number of good things going on. While the baby had been up in the night, I …Read More
How we did on the Christmas fun list
Granted, it is not yet Christmas. But as we are nearing the finish line, I thought I'd give an update on our holiday festivities. December has …Read More
Crossing an item off the summer bucket list, never mind the snow
I was in Chicago this week speaking at the Executive Women in Agriculture conference. It was a good group of women, and they were very …Read More