Don’t keep it simple
I'm working my way through my advance copy of Gretchen Rubin's new book, Happier at Home. I'll have more to say about it when it's …Read More
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Conference Fail: In which I take the swag
One of the funny things about being a self-help writer is that people assume you take your own advice. I try to. I wouldn’t write …Read More
Round-up: Tracking time, your boss’s marriage, etc.
From time to time, I'm asked to recommend productivity or time tracking software. It's a question I've resisted answering for two reasons. One is that …Read More
Time management is like chess
Decades ago, I had a brief interest in chess. I played around with a board and I read through books of the greatest matches. I …Read More
A matter of perception
Friday morning I had the rather exciting experience of taping a segment for the Today Show. I woke up bright and early in my hotel …Read More
Welcome Today Show viewers!
I'm writing this on Thursday night, and I'm scheduled to be on the Today Show tomorrow (Friday) around 7:40 a.m. I'll be talking about my …Read More
33 going on 80
I recently read Sally Koslow’s new book, Slouching Toward Adulthood: Observations from the Not-So-Empty Nest. In it, Koslow chronicles, from a baby boomer perspective, all …Read More
Writing for the ear
Monday, I had an experience that was both new, and in a way, not. Penguin sold the audio rights to What the Most Successful People …Read More
The last 15 minutes are always crazy
A few years ago, I read a Real Simple article about how several women had reformed their mornings. They wanted the daily trip out the …Read More
How one woman calmed the chaos
Emma Johnson, a Queens-based independent journalist, is one busy woman. She's the custodial parent of her 4-year-old and 2-year-old. She also manages to earn a …Read More