First drafts
The Tranquility by Tuesday project featured 9 time management rules. So, unsurprisingly, the Tranquility by Tuesday book is going to feature 9 chapters. I just …Read More
Tag Archives: time log
The 2-minute rule, and its discontents
Much productivity literature wrestles with the question of what to do with incoming "stuff." A task appears. What do you do? There are various systems, …Read More
Forgetting
Longtime readers know that this year I've instituted what I call my "rituals." Each day, I read a chapter in War and Peace (with the …Read More
Comparison
Sarah and I just got done recording a Best of Both Worlds episode on the "compare and despair" phenomenon that social media seems to engender. …Read More
We should all be time millionaires
Today has already had its time and logistical challenges. The toddler was up at 5 a.m. and would not go back down. I took him …Read More
My out-of-office message
I have gone on plenty of vacations in my life, but I have never actually created an out-of-office message. That's partly because there's no other …Read More
Progress, here and there
I am right in the middle of several long and complicated projects. The house renovation, writing Tranquility by Tuesday, my youngest being a toddler (hopefully …Read More
Space to work
In many of my time management talks and workshops, I wind up helping people with demanding jobs figure out ways to make space for their …Read More
Friday miscellany: Snow week edition
It's been a snowy week. My time logs show a lot of time spent shoveling. Fortunately, there has also been time spent doing puzzles, reading, …Read More
The 100-Hour Week Non-Question
Over at the Wall Street Journal's blogs, people have been debating the question "Would you work 100 hours a week for your dream job?" Kyle …Read More