How to be productive over the holidays (if you are home with the kids)
In the usual narrative, work is stressful and holidays are relaxing. Therefore, attempting to be "productive" over the holidays is missing the whole point. However, I …Read More
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The Boston trip
I spent several days this week in Boston, giving three talks in three days (and throwing in a webinar too for good measure). The last …Read More
The 2016 literary Advent calendar
Two years ago, I started a new tradition in my house: the literary Advent calendar. Each night during December, my kids unwrap a Christmas story …Read More
Thanksgiving
I have been sick for about two straight weeks now. The illness keeps evolving. First a cold, now it's something involving a headache and sore …Read More
The 2016 holiday fun list
Time passes whether we think about how we are spending it or not. Since the holidays tend to be relatively busy (or "full" to use …Read More
Random Friday thoughts
It's too hard to write an essay for Friday. So this will be a random assortment of thoughts and updates on life right now (non-political …Read More
My bad time habits
Over the past few weeks, I've been analyzing my time logs from the past 6 months. I began tracking my time continuously in April, 2015, …Read More
My planning process (or the list of lists)
One of the best parts of writing about productivity is that I have a good excuse for studying other people's strategies. Then I can take …Read More
A twist on #NaNoWriMo
Over the past two years, I have participated in National Novel Writing Month, which involves writing a 50,000 word novel during the 30 days of …Read More
Adventures in work/life integration
On Monday, I did two seemingly contradictory things. First, since my kids had the day off school (we get the major Jewish holidays off in …Read More