Time-tracking revelation: I don’t need 8 hours of sleep
I began tracking my time continuously in April 2015. It is now October 2018, which means that I have been tracking for three-and-a-half years. When I …Read More
Category Archives: Time Management
7 ways to spend less time doing housework (even if you don’t have a tiny house)
I loved the reactions to last week's guest posts from Elisabeth Sharp McKetta and James Stead about their tiny house adventures. They wrote that having …Read More
Yes, weekends are real days too (plus vacation note)
I have been tracking my time continuously since April 2015. I am often asked about this in interviews: the logistics, what I record, what I …Read More
To understand your time, track other people’s time
I have been tracking my time for more than three years now -- about 40 months if I'm counting right. No one else needs to …Read More
The activity spreadsheet, and protecting time to work
If you read a lot of productivity literature, you may have noticed that the topic of trimming work hours comes up a lot. The assumption …Read More
Every yes is a no, every no is a yes
If you think about how you spend your hours, much is determined by commitments you have taken on over the years. Sometimes the moment of …Read More
Podcast: Manoush Zomorodi on tech, parenting, and a changing world
Sarah and I both read Manoush Zomorodi's Bored and Brilliant book last year and discussed it on the podcast. So it seemed like a great …Read More
The balance between plans and spontaneity
When it comes to time, people talk themselves into plenty of false choices. If you read this blog, you're likely familiar with several: work full-time …Read More
Podcast: On mom guilt
If you read much literature on women, work and life -- and I confess that I do -- the topic of guilt comes up a …Read More
Books read in June 2018, plus Friday miscellany
This is a combo post, mostly because I didn't read a whole lot of books in June. The books I read were good, I just …Read More