Waking before the alarm
I've generally set an alarm for weekday mornings, though for big chunks of the last 15 years, it's been aspirational. I might need to wake …Read More
Tag Archives: time tracking
The 5 a.m. walking club
From January 10 to January 16, thousands of folks tracked their time for my 2022 Time Tracking Challenge. (You can use the sign-up form on …Read More
Marking the hours
Any new home will have its quirks, and a new 100-plus year old home will have plenty. We will have a complete modern alarm system …Read More
Wintry weekend
We came through this weekend's big snowstorm pretty well. Looking outside, I'm seeing a picturesque four inches of the white stuff, rather than a formidable …Read More
Time is elastic
In 2016, I gave a TED talk on "How to take control of your free time." In it, I recounted a story of a woman …Read More
The case for low expectations
Yesterday was not a particularly great day. The work continues at the house. A carpet crew was coming to finish the playroom -- a room that …Read More
Current life strategies
We moved just shy of three weeks ago. The good news is that I finally found my pots and pans yesterday. The bad news is …Read More
How to count multi-tasking
After taking the 2022 Time Tracking Challenge last week, a number of people have asked me how they should count time spent multi-tasking. If they …Read More
2022 Time Tracking Challenge: Wrap-up thread
Congratulations to everyone who tracked time this week! Making it through 168 hours is quite an accomplishment. Even if you had to approximate a few …Read More
2022 Time Tracking Challenge: Day 6
Did you manage to check in with your time log today? Weekends can be a lot more challenging for time tracking. We tend to lack …Read More
