Time strategy #2: Earn your merit badges
I spent a few years as a Girl Scout. I consider earning badges to be among my more satisfying memories of childhood. While knowledge of, …Read More
Category Archives: Happiness
Time strategy #1: Tend your garden
Since becoming suburbanites five years ago, my family has been experimenting with gardening. We planted produce in the same spot for a few years, then …Read More
Off the clock: Simple strategies for creating a truly productive life
I have been tracking my time for the last 15 months. I intended to go for a year, and then I kept going! I don't …Read More
That summer seemed to last forever
Certain songs brilliantly conjure up a feeling of nostalgia for vast groups of people. Bryan Adams' Summer of '69 is one — the Baby Boomers …Read More
Gone in the instant of becoming
While doing some reading on the topic of time yesterday, I came across a quote from William James: "Where is it, this present? It has melted …Read More
The summer fun list
June is the Friday night of summer. As with weekends, at the start they seem endless. Deep in, though, they feel fleeting. I want to …Read More
Running for pleasure, or running to train
I have been traveling a lot lately, and Philadelphia has been rainy. This has been a problem because I need to do another long run …Read More
Some days I do not want to run 10 miles
This headline is misleading. I would venture that most days I do not feel like running 10 miles. Most days I follow that urge! But …Read More
Reader question: I am unhappy in my job. What should I do with my life?
Our reader question this week comes from a woman we will call Wanda. She works full-time for a smallish firm, managing HR (among other things). …Read More
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