Just a few hours to good
My time logs show that I have spent several hours over the past week cleaning up. We had exterior house photos taken last week (including …Read More
Tag Archives: work
Friday miscellany: Portland, Patreon, virtual talks…
It has been a week. I made it back home from my first business trip in ages last night. I went to Portland, Maine, which …Read More
Thoughts on the first night solo…
I am writing this in a hotel room, on my first business trip in approximately 21 months. It is not my first night away from …Read More
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
Nostalgia, and a summer week at the shore
We spent the past week at the New Jersey shore, in Ocean Grove, the same small town we always visit. We have now been there …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
FI without the RE
I love the How to Money podcast. I listen to it three times a week most weeks! But I was irked enough by an anecdote …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
Creating a Focused Schedule
We have a lot more free time than we think. Even very busy people have favorite TV shows, or make time for Facebook, Twitter, personal …Read More