What planning looks like
In my most recent weekly newsletter ("A week's worth" — do you subscribe?) I argued that a weekly planning session doesn't need to take much …Read More
Tag Archives: Time Management
Extreme jobs and how many hours we work
Since I began studying time more than a dozen years ago, I have been fascinated by the topic of estimated work hours. When people get …Read More
Plan tight, then plan light
Over the years, I have become a Friday planning evangelist. Every Friday, I sit down with my calendar and my "planner" (a notebook from Target, …Read More
Picture yourself on the other side
My Medium column this week talks about "A mental trick to make any task less intimidating." That is a click-bait headline for sure (maybe it …Read More
The weekend toddler hand-off
The baby has officially become a toddler. He can walk across a room, and is starting to prefer walking to crawling. Of course, he's also …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
Upgrading leisure time
Despite the huge snow cloud stuck over Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil somehow saw his shadow on Tuesday, predicting 6 more weeks of winter. Which is just …Read More
January wrap-up, plus Tranquility by Tuesday update
I am writing a draft of this on Sunday afternoon (baby nap time) as the snow falls outside my window. We may be in for …Read More
Notes from the self-employed maternity leave
I welcomed kid #5 four weeks ago today. I started tracking my time continuously in April 2015, so I have a good picture of my …Read More
Holiday gift hacks
I am done with the Christmas shopping! Almost everything is wrapped. I feel pretty happy with what has been purchased — like I hit a …Read More