The book blurb
I am now filling out Penguin's Author Questionnaire. Among the requests was that I write my own synopsis/blurb for the book. After a while, I …Read More
Category Archives: Time Management
Anticipating 168 Hours criticism
As I'm finishing up the draft of 168 Hours, I plan to send it to a number of test readers in order to see if …Read More
Using your mornings
I'm starting to get some great information coming in from volunteers who've kept time logs for 168 hours (I learned, for instance, that my little …Read More
A new twist on the “second shift”
Back in 1990, sociologist Arlie Hochschild coined the phrase "second shift" to describe the household labor married women did once they came home from their …Read More
How to spend your time: will you regret it?
Just read about a fascinating study in this month's Wired. Ran Kivetz, a professor of business at Columbia University, recently did some experiments that study …Read More
Living in hours
Yesterday was a good day. I opened the apartment door around 7AM to find my Wall Street Journal delivered -- with something I'd written in it. …Read More
Seeking people for “time makeovers”
For 168 Hours, I am still seeking people to participate in "time makeovers." This involves keeping a time log for 168 hours (one week), and …Read More
Killing time during a long workout
Since I started logging my time for 168 Hours, I've been trying to exercise 5-7 hours per week. This used to be relatively straightforward -- …Read More
What is an hour worth? (or, the trouble with frugality)
In my attempts to become something of a time management guru, I've been reading other classics in the genre, and seeing what tips those authors …Read More
Use that Christmas letter!
If you're like me, every December brings a mail box full of that literary genre known as the "Christmas letter." Friends and relatives you haven't …Read More