How Many Hours Should You Be Working?
Over at Fortune.com, I have a piece on where the point of diminishing returns comes with work. Clearly working 1 hour per week is not …Read More
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Oh…Pioneers…
I had heard of The Pioneer Woman blog before, but hadn't really thought too deeply about the saga of Ree Drummond until I read a …Read More
Round-up: Where Did My Day Go?
Welcome again to the new website for 168 Hours! We're gearing up for the paperback launch at the end of the month, and I thought …Read More
An Early Round-up: You Have Time To Write That Novel (Or Work a Low-Wage Job?)
I'm posting this week's round-up on Thursday instead of Friday because tomorrow I will be...closing on a house. Yes, we've decided to take the plunge …Read More
Idea Files: Worth It Or No?
I've been trying to declutter a few areas of my house lately. While doing so, I've come across a handful of old "idea files." It …Read More
5 Tips For Eating an Elephant
Let's say you've got a big task that has to get done. I wouldn't say you're dreading it, but left to your own devices, you'd …Read More
Writing One’s Own Story
I am absolutely thrilled for Alisa Bowman, a longtime friend of 168 Hours, whose memoir, Project Happily Ever After, has spent the past 24 hours …Read More
Weekly Round-Up: The Best Productivity Tool You’re Not Using
We're welcoming lots of new readers to My168Hours this week. Between being featured in Motherlode at NYTimes.com, Wired's GeekDad column, Working Moms Against Guilt, some …Read More
Friday Round-Up: The Self-Help Sham
Over at BNET this week, I have two posts. The first is called 5 Things To Do With 5 Minutes (Other Than Read This Post). …Read More
Extreme Couponing… (Plus, the Renegade Writer)
Watching reality TV, one always risks turning over some new rock of humanity. But even so, I was a bit flabbergasted by Extreme Couponing on …Read More