Not maxed out, and not on the brink
Several people have asked me about Katrina Alcorn’s new book. Called Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink, the book argues that society isn’t particularly …Read More
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Variety is the spice of work
Whenever people ask how to make a living as a writer, veterans in the field tend to offer this tip: specialize. You become known for …Read More
What is work?
Blog reader Rachael (see her website here) raised an interesting question on my last post: What is work? When you’re keeping a time log and …Read More
Taking the day off
I’ve been reviewing a number of time logs lately as part of the Mosaic project (want to participate? See here for details). I’m doing a …Read More
Confessions of an occasional night owl (plus basketball)
One of the funny things that comes from writing about great morning routines is that people assume you are a morning person. I am not. …Read More
The magic in a messy playroom
With three kids, you accumulate a fair number of toys. They’re generally stored in the basement playroom, but they have a tendency to spread around …Read More
Back in the groove (and my outtakes file)
Last week, I was feeling pretty unhappy about the novel. I picked it up for the first time in a few months, and as I …Read More
Time tracking: Getting into the weeds
I’ve been tracking my time this week. My next book, Mosaic, will be full of lessons from time logs, so I need to get back …Read More
Productivity hack: Kid birthday presents
With three kids, we wind up going to -- and hosting -- a reasonable number of birthday parties. As with anything one does frequently, I …Read More
The stories we choose to tell ourselves
We’ve had quite a few weeks of it at Chez Vanderkam (no one else in the house has that name, but we’ll call it that …Read More