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
Category Archives: Time Management
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
What is 168 Hours about?
We all need a good story, and so I've been pondering the pitch for 168 Hours (Portfolio, 2010). Here's what I hope you'll get out …Read More
What Moms Can Learn From Dads
This is a version of a piece I wrote last June for USA Today; I've updated to take into account more issues raised in 168 …Read More