Friday miscellany: A lot of singing
This week has definitely had a choral music soundtrack. My "other" choir (Choral Arts Philadelphia) is performing a concert this weekend featuring Howells' Requiem (which …Read More
Tag Archives: productivity
Friday round-up: Little schedule wins, plus content
The back-to-school season always features a lot of extra stuff. For instance, I went to our kids' fourth back-to-school night on Wednesday. My husband wound …Read More
Recast an unpleasant task
(LV's note: A version of this post originally ran at Vanderhacks, my Substack newsletter. To subscribe, please go here.) Every year, as tax deadlines draw near …Read More
Friday round-up plus time tracking/September Reset
Happy Friday! If you're tracking time as part of my September Reset project, I hope it is going well. I'm back at my desk after …Read More
A bit more tracking (September Reset)
If you're tracking time as part of the "September Reset" I hope it is going well! Two housekeeping items: If you are signed up for …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Mid-year review, 2025
We are about halfway through the year, give or take a few days. So it's time for our annual mid-year review episode. We set various …Read More
Early wake-ups, miscellany, sonnet
Today began very early. My two older boys needed to catch a charter bus to a competition in Nashville -- with the bus leaving at …Read More
The puzzle of the snooze button, plus content round-up
Do you ever hit snooze? If you do, apparently you are in good company. According to a new study, using data from the sleep analysis app …Read More
15 reflections on 15 years of 168 Hours
My first time management book, 168 Hours, came out 15 years ago this month. (I think the actual date was May 27 for the hardcover. The …Read More
Rainy days, update, miscellany
Today is a gloomy day, but the rain is supposed to stop by this weekend, which is good, as there is an outdoor concert on …Read More