5 Tips For Eating an Elephant
Let's say you've got a big task that has to get done. I wouldn't say you're dreading it, but left to your own devices, you'd …Read More
Category Archives: Time Management
Writing One’s Own Story
I am absolutely thrilled for Alisa Bowman, a longtime friend of 168 Hours, whose memoir, Project Happily Ever After, has spent the past 24 hours …Read More
What Do Professors Do All Day?
One of the big exercises in 168 Hours is to keep a time log for a week. I've posted my public logs twice (here and …Read More
Round-Up: US News, The Nest, Get Dressed Like a Man
Lots of reading material this week. Kim Palmer quoted me in her US News money column, which was then reprinted at Yahoo Finance. The piece …Read More
Childcare, TV and Children’s Time
I am a big fan of center-based childcare (i.e. daycare). Jasper started when he was a few months old, and though the first year was …Read More
10 Ways to Stretch The 167-Hour Week
Yes, we are springing forward this Sunday. That means that this week is a wee bit shorter than most. But there's no reason it has …Read More
Living without a car, or with one?
I am 32 years old, and have never owned a car. I got my driver's license at age 16 and one month (as one could do …Read More
The National Sleep Foundation vs. American Time Use Survey
The National Sleep Foundation's annual Sleep in America poll is out today. As usual, the NSF claims Americans aren't getting enough sleep. "Most say they …Read More
Weekly Round-Up: The Best Productivity Tool You’re Not Using
We're welcoming lots of new readers to My168Hours this week. Between being featured in Motherlode at NYTimes.com, Wired's GeekDad column, Working Moms Against Guilt, some …Read More
Guilt Is a Waste Of Time
There's a week for everything, and apparently over at BabyCenter, it is "Guilt-Free Parenting Week." Yes, February 25-March 4 is a celebration of the idea …Read More