Writing a post about Laura Vanderkam’s latest book, Off the Clock, has been on my to do list for an embarrassingly long time. I could say I didn’t have the…
Category: <span>personal productivity</span>
I am not proud to admit it, but I recently had a meltdown over some rice. On the surface, that is as ridiculous as it sounds: I’d bought a bag…
I live in San Diego, which was not on the path for totality in Monday’s eclipse. Still, I made pinhole cameras out of cereal boxes with my kids, and I…
Not too long ago, I was a bystander in a Twitter discussion about academic work hours. I was a bystander because I have a fairly firm rule that I do…
Some days just go south. I usually know by about 10:30 a.m. if it is going to be one of those days. You know the days: you look at your to…
I start every year by writing two lists of goals: one for my work and one for the rest of my life. I am a list maker, so it isn’t…
I’ve been absent here for longer than I usually am. I won’t lie. I’m struggling to figure out what I should do in a country that just elected Trump president.…
I’m recently returned from my summer vacation. We went to New Zealand and the Cook Islands, mainly to visit friends and family (my husband is from New Zealand), but also…
To me, time and money are resources I have that I can use to build a meaningful and happy life. I am very fortunate to be in the position where that…
The White House recently announced that it was raising the salary limit for qualifying for overtime pay, and the NIH announced it supported this move and thought that the best…