Feeding the Idea Beast
Where do breakthrough ideas come from? It is a good question. Many of us need to be creative these days for our jobs, giving the idea …Read More
Category Archives: Time Management
Shopping when you hate to shop
Part of spending our 168 hours wisely is figuring out what we do best. An equally important part is to figure out what we don't …Read More
Mediabistro party at Underbar!
Thanks to everyone who came to my reading at the Mediabistro Book Club party at Underbar last night. I am very grateful for the gift …Read More
Mama Bee: Getting Honest About Part-time Work
Thanks to The Mama Bee for her thoughtful blog post, Getting Honest About Part-time Work. Drawing on my USA Today column yesterday, TMB makes the …Read More
How to volunteer
For the past several years, I’ve been serving as the president of the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus, a 50-60 voice mixed ensemble that specializes in …Read More
It’s Not Your Last Supper
Today I was exchanging emails with Maureen Mackey over at The Fiscal Times about what we were going to order for a lunch meeting. I …Read More
The 20-Minute Call
Here's an insight into productivity that takes many of us too long to learn: if you do creative work, the best gift you can possibly …Read More
Run Like a Mother
I knew I was going to like Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea’s new book, Run Like a Mother: How to Get Moving -- and …Read More
Not so sleepless in Seattle
(my column from today's USA Today -- some interesting comments over there. Is waking up at 7:30 on a weekday really late? I don't know …Read More
Real Simple and the Myth of the Time-Crunch
Let me start this blog post by saying that I love Real Simple magazine. I have been a subscriber for at least half of the 10 …Read More