Weekend in Boston
This was officially parents weekend (OK, "friends and family weekend") at Northeastern, so my husband and I both went up to Boston to see our …Read More
Tag Archives: productivity
Digital exhaustion, and a sonnet
There's been a lot written about our relationship with technology over the past few years, so it's hard to come up with a new angle. …Read More
How to love your inbox
Laura's note: This essay originally ran over at Vanderhacks, my Substack newsletter. For a free or paid subscription, you can visit here. Everyone loves to complain …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Things making us happy now (fall edition)
Fall in general makes me happy. I know the season makes Sarah happy too, and she was excited to get to experience some fall weather …Read More
Weekend: Biking at the beach and Palestrina
This was a very full weekend, but I was quite pleased with how it turned out. Everyone got to do something fun, including me! On Friday, …Read More
Friday round-up: Debating next year’s project…
This is going to be another doozy of a weekend, but with a lot of fun things planned. At first I worried it might feel …Read More
Before Breakfast with Jenny Marrs
October is featuring a lot of great Before Breakfast guests! About a year ago I began doing one interview each week for that podcast. I …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: The busy woman’s guide to reading more
Sarah and I know that reading is many people's favorite leisure time activity. It can feel challenging to fit reading into a busy life...but it …Read More
Little things making life easier, plus a mini content round-up
Life is featuring some circus-level logistics these days. That's a reason I'm a big fan of making life easier whenever possible. As I've been making …Read More
Oliver Burkeman, plus making the most of unexpected downtime
First, a note, since I know a lot of people who read me are also big Oliver Burkeman fans. I'm interviewing him today over at …Read More
