Rather than cancel or quit
Lots of folks will start National Novel Writing Month on November 1st. This writing challenge involves writing a 50,000 word novel over the 30 days …Read More
Category Archives: Productivity
Fitting it in where I can
Monday was my longest stretch at my desk in a while. Last week we were at the beach. The week before that I recorded my …Read More
Getting things done (piece by piece)
My husband and I are both training for a half-marathon in late September. Weekends can be a great time for the necessary long runs, but …Read More
Friday planning gets it done (even when things don’t go as planned)
It is lunch time on Friday. From this vantage point, a few hours from quitting time, I am pretty sure I am going to end …Read More
Just a few hours to good
My time logs show that I have spent several hours over the past week cleaning up. We had exterior house photos taken last week (including …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
Plan your early finish fun
Some days, every minute is spoken for. Other days? Well, work feels like it expands to fill the available space. Friday tends to be my mop …Read More
Batch, batch, batch
I just spent an hour writing and mailing checks. Most of our household's recurring bills get paid automatically, or through a quick process of entering …Read More
Don’t waste energy deciding
The baby is working on sleep in fits and starts. Last night was decent. My husband put him down while I went grocery shopping (all …Read More
Your to-do list is a Ferris Wheel
I always love chatting with Anne Bogel (host of the podcast What Should I Read Next?) As her books empire has grown, she has found …Read More