So these don’t look quite like the cookies in Real Simple…
.. but I like the Warhol-esque sprinkle pattern my 3-year-old used. Here's the real recipe (and a photo).Read More
Category Archives: Time Management
Beware of unseen errors
I’m a contrarian person by nature. I love writing about evidence that some common cultural narrative is wrong (or at least not the whole story). …Read More
Uncontaminated free time
In my talks -- especially to professional women's groups with a 30- and 40-something demographic -- I've started throwing out a question: It's Saturday. Your …Read More
Long weekend highlights
I'm gearing up for the launch of What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend on December 31. In the meantime, I'm trying to …Read More
MBAs, numbers, and the danger of strategizing
I had a long-ish post I was going to run about Erica Dhawan's recent study of Harvard and MIT MBA candidates. Dhawan interviewed these young …Read More
Running long, and the dilemma of plausible goals
I ran the Philadelphia half-marathon early this morning. I ran it several minutes faster than I ran it two years ago. Despite having walked a …Read More
View from the window
Ah, blogging. It's a demanding past time. I don't have a good essay to post today. I have some other places that might be of …Read More
The Springs of Namje
Years ago, I wrote a column for USA Today on efforts to modernize the Peace Corps. While Americans in general think of the Peace Corps …Read More
Lawyers who quit, and other stories
What with the election and all, we're a bit behind on "Can't have it all" manifestos. Fortunately, a lawyer (and mother of two young children) …Read More
I guess I’m stupid because I think it will be close
I took my older two kids with me to vote this morning. I like to show them that voting is important, and thankfully, there weren’t …Read More