The International Journal of Haruspicy, or the problem of statistical significance
I recently finished Jordan Eilenberg's book, How Not To Be Wrong, and quite enjoyed it. This book, on "the power of mathematical thinking" covers many …Read More
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The working stay-at-home mom
In the usual narrative about women's life choices, you are "working" or "staying at home." These are discrete identities. They are sometimes cast as ideologically …Read More
The politics of nostalgia
I have spent more time reading in the past week or so than I have in a while. As I once wrote for Fast Company, …Read More
Is this a happy money story?
There are many great reasons to choose to stay home with your kids. Achieving better personal finances, however, is generally not one of them. Economist …Read More
Multi-tasking burns more time than you think, but you can get those hours back.
When I tracked my time for a year, I used spreadsheets. So did most of my subjects in I Know How She Does It. Spreadsheets …Read More
Some days I do not want to run 10 miles
This headline is misleading. I would venture that most days I do not feel like running 10 miles. Most days I follow that urge! But …Read More
11 ways busy people make time to exercise
Ask people what they would like to spend more time doing, and exercise comes up a lot. The usual excuse is that we do not …Read More
Personal finance for writers, or how to avoid winding up too broke to find $400
Financial insecurity is a reality for many people. Various survey questions over the years have tried to gauge its prevalence. The Federal Reserve began asking …Read More
As I look through my time logs
I finished my 8784 hours at 5 A.M. this morning. Yesterday, I began analyzing the logs in earnest, which means that at least a few …Read More