Random Thursday thoughts
I wrote this when I was up early. In my pregnant state I have trouble getting back to sleep, so my general rule is that …Read More
Category Archives: Time Management
Battling time warriors: What strategies do you suggest?
A reader describes a situation: He works for a company that talks a good game on flexibility and diversity (it makes various magazine lists). It’s …Read More
How the puzzle pieces fit
By some measures, this has been a busy past 7 days. Starting on Wednesday last week, I’ve been to NYC twice and to Illinois once. …Read More
How do you spend the first hour of your work day?
When I look at time logs, I see that many of us have work-starting rituals. We get to our computers and do something: check email, …Read More
School lunch: Better than you think
City Journal published my article on school lunch recently, "If you serve it, will they eat it?" The gist is this: a number of districts …Read More
What will you be doing at 9 pm?
Retale.com has a fascinating graphic up representing how Americans spend their time. Using the BLS data set I love as well, they show what chunk …Read More
Musings on space
I like thumbing through Sarah Susanka’s architectural books in the “Not-so-big House” series. I interviewed her a few years ago for All the Money in …Read More
At the beach
I am on vacation until Labor Day, and while I thought I would have good Internet access, all I can use is the browser on …Read More
Chunks of leisure, or why confetti is still OK
The kids are all taking swim lessons right now. Since we have a backyard pool, it’s more efficient to hire an instructor to come here …Read More
The Overwhelmed Review
My review of Brigid Schulte's book, Overwhelmed, ran over at City Journal's website this past weekend. The gist is that this is a perfectly sensible …Read More