Productivity lessons from maternity leave
I have been trying to work a lighter schedule since Sam's birth on September 24. I'm feeding him every 3 hours during the day, plus …Read More
Category Archives: Productivity
The 4-Day Workweek
No, it's not a 4-hour workweek. But according to this article from Time magazine, Utah's state experiment with keeping its government offices open longer hours, …Read More
Connected…when?
I'm in the midst of reviewing Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives for City Journal. This book, …Read More
A Day in the Life of a Power Mom
Amanda Steinberg, whose Daily Worth email recently featured one of my USA Today op-eds, has another post from a few days ago about how she …Read More
When work-life balance means working more
When I was writing a book on time management several years ago, I had dozens of people keep logs of their time. Paula, a Nashville …Read More
Jason Jones: There are hours in the day for everything…
Time Out New York Kids did an interview recently with Daily Show correspondents (and parents of two small kids) Jason Jones and Samantha Bee. The …Read More
What does it cost to outsource household chores?
One of the most fascinating -- and I must say, often simply reflexive -- lines of feedback I've gotten about the concepts of 168 Hours …Read More
Using your mornings
I'm starting to get some great information coming in from volunteers who've kept time logs for 168 hours (I learned, for instance, that my little …Read More
Living in hours
Yesterday was a good day. I opened the apartment door around 7AM to find my Wall Street Journal delivered -- with something I'd written in it. …Read More
What’s for dinner?
I like to eat well. In theory, this could take a lot of time, but I find that by focusing on incredibly simple meals with …Read More