The CEO life: More balanced than you might think
When you think of the job of CEO of a public company, the assumption is that it is all-consuming. Perhaps most people don't log 100-hour …Read More
Category Archives: Productivity
Roadtrip entertainment: Learning to love car time
When I first started tracking my time continuously, one of my biggest surprises was how much time I was spending in the car. Because I …Read More
My Morning Routine: A Q&A with Benjamin Spall
I am a big fan of morning routines. I wrote a whole book -- What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast -- about the …Read More
Reliving and cementing memories, in little bits of time
Like many people, I take almost all my photos with my phone these days. The phone goes with me everywhere, which makes it quite convenient. Of …Read More
Friday miscellany: When you don’t stick to the plan
It is a rainy March day. The ground is completely sodden; I see puddles of mud in my backyard. I am telling myself that in …Read More
That moment of boredom on a plane
Six hours is a long time to be on a plane. I suppose I could do the usual things to pass the time, such as …Read More
Three little life hacks
Sometimes people think, because I write about productivity, that everything functions smoothly around here. It does not. I have certain mental blocks. For instance, it …Read More
Friday miscellany: 500 words, and writing in general
On December 24, 2016, I went for a run. Over the next week or so, I managed to run every day. So then I thought, …Read More
Friday miscellany: I need a nap
So, after I wrote my post on learning to love winter, the 3-year-old got sick (a stomach bug, relatively mild, but still). I have been …Read More
The art of winter back-up plans
I woke this morning to a 2-hour school delay. It's getting to be a Tuesday tradition around here! But other than some mild trepidation about …Read More