This is the way the world ends
The Mayans were quite an advanced civilization. They had agriculture, written language and, as we’ve been learning in story after story this week, a calendar. …Read More
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Sheer volume of artistic output
We have a paper problem in our house. My 5-year-old loves to draw and write and make maps. He likes nothing better than to write …Read More
Round-up: Mr. Money Mustache and me
I'm deep into deadlines right now, so just a few links. First, Grumpy Rumblings of the Half-Tenured (aka NicoleandMaggie) wrote a post comparing and contrasting the …Read More
Long weekend highlights
I'm gearing up for the launch of What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend on December 31. In the meantime, I'm trying to …Read More
October 1964
I head to our local library most Tuesday nights -- for a change of scenery, and to get a little more work done. My treat …Read More
5 reasons I’m not simplifying Christmas
It’s that time of year again -- time for a round of blog posts, ebooks and magazine articles on how to simplify Christmas. “Simple” is …Read More
The accidental pioneer woman
The last few days have been a bit challenging. We got hit by Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy and while I'm grateful that the house didn't sustain any …Read More
Lessons from a 90-minute nap
I wrote in my last post about trying some of the tips in Crystal Paine's book, 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life. Day 13 …Read More
The disciplined writing life
Those of you who have been around here for a while know that I don’t have particularly romantic notions of writing. It is a career …Read More
Next year’s performance review
In my speeches on time management, I suggest an exercise to get people thinking about their medium-term goals. Many people get an end-of-year performance review. …Read More