Is anything all-consuming?
Maybe I’m just sensitive, but I’ve been reading a fair number of acknowledgements in books lately that talk of book-writing as an “all consuming” process. …Read More
Category Archives: Productivity
What I learned by keeping a food journal
A few months ago, I posted about the Gladwyne Diet -- my revolutionary weight loss program that involves two steps:1. I eat less than I …Read More
Growing into my own advice
One of the most gratifying parts of writing self-help books is that I hear from people who’ve made big life changes -- or had massive …Read More
This is how we do it
168 hours -- the amount we all have per week -- is a lot of time. I maintain that it is enough time to build …Read More
Getting out of a rut
I've been reading Getting from College to Career, the classic career guidebook by Lindsey Pollak (a longtime friend of this blog -- click on that …Read More
Round-up: Introverts in business
Is it really Friday again? This week I had a piece over at Fortune called "Can introverts succeed in business?" Using as a news hook …Read More
Fragmentation
Effective time-management means taking big goals, breaking them down into doable chunks, and then getting those tasks on the schedule. But what defines a "doable chunk"? I …Read More
Friday Round-Up: The Little Mistake That Kills Your Productivity
Over at CBS MoneyWatch this week, I've been returning to some classic productivity advice (with one wild card thrown in). The most read post? "The little …Read More
The Gladwyne Diet
I’ve been working on the project of losing my baby weight for 3 months now. In doing so, I’ve discovered a radically simple and effective …Read More
The Merit Badge Mindset
One of the true joys I remember from 4th and 5th grade was earning my junior Girl Scout badges. My troop earned plenty through projects …Read More