Are you as busy as you think?
(Laura's note: This essay originally ran on the Wall Street Journal's website in February. It made it onto their list of the most popular articles …Read More
Category Archives: Time Management
Being late is not the end of the world
I write about time management a lot. I'm also one of those comically punctual people who don't get the idea of social lateness. If you …Read More
How one woman calmed the chaos
Emma Johnson, a Queens-based independent journalist, is one busy woman. She's the custodial parent of her 4-year-old and 2-year-old. She also manages to earn a …Read More
Summer Fridays: Better for Business?
Not many workplaces have "summer Fridays" -- that genteel tradition of closing down around lunch once a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day. According …Read More
Reader stories: Discovering a whole new hour
This story comes from reader Rosie Gorrell, 60: I have been working full-time my whole adult life and have never wanted to get out of bed …Read More
Reader stories: What do you do before breakfast?
Welcome to everyone who's new to the blog! We managed to crash the server again briefly this morning. I guess that's a good problem to …Read More
The revolution starts before breakfast
What a launch! Welcome to all the new blog readers who visited for the first time yesterday. I apologize if you showed up between 2-4 …Read More
Cross Over to the Lark Side
The 6-hour flight to the west coast is always a pain, but it does have one huge upside. The 3-hour time difference means I pop …Read More
Morning woes? Start slow
In advance of my ebook, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, coming out next week, I asked readers of my newsletter if they …Read More
The transit of Venus; the clouds of PA
We were all psyched to watch the transit of Venus yesterday. This phenomenon -- when Venus can be seen crossing over the sun -- happens …Read More