Time-tracking challenge – wrap up thread
The 168 Hours Time-Tracking Challenge officially ended for me at 5 a.m. Monday morning. I was asleep! Indeed, I slept from 10:30-6:30, when I heard …Read More
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The 168 Hours Time Tracking Challenge wrap-up thread
My 168 hour log officially ends for me at 5 a.m. Monday morning each week, and unfortunately, I was up to see it this morning. …Read More
Procrastination — or why you are reading this blog post instead of working
I spent some time yesterday cruising the book shelves over at Barnes and Noble, doing a bit of market research. My take-away is that a …Read More
Looking for a good fall read?
I love fall. Yesterday, driving to pick up my son at swimming, I was so taken with the slanted early evening light reflecting off the …Read More
Books and titles and other miscellany
My publisher and I are close to figuring out the new title of the Book-Formerly-Known-As-Mosaic. In theory, my latest round of edits was due back …Read More
The Baby-sitters Club, and how we figure out what people want to read
I interviewed a few people from Macmillan last week for a piece I’m writing on crowdsourcing. One of those people was Jean Feiwel, who lists …Read More
Confessions of a demand-side reader
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the differences between “supply side” readers -- those who set aside times to read, and build reading naturally into …Read More
Making time to read: supply vs. demand
When I ask people what they’d like to do more of with their time, “read” comes up almost as often as “exercise.” And yet many …Read More
Breadwinning, and stories we tell ourselves
Women are earning more degrees than men. While the top ranks of companies are still predominantly male, more women are advancing into leadership roles. This …Read More
If you like my books…
...would you do me a favor? January is always a big month for self-help titles. Prospective readers want to know that other people found books helpful …Read More