Closed September 2017
With all the attention given to our fun gadget phones and our ever-present computers and laptops, we forget that there are some classic low-tech tools that make all the difference to our daily living and our work. I have teamed up with my Twitter friend Dane Findley (see bio below) to give you our top… Read more »
I have been "workwalking" for a while, since about November 2008. (Well, not continuously! LOL But you know what I am saying.) Here is a blog post I wrote back then when I got the idea from a Time magazine article. I walk on a treadmill for a maximum of 2 MPH while I work… Read more »
I have always admired my friend, Renee Peterson Trudeau, for her ability to set boundaries between her work life and personal life and truly practice self-care. She is author of The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal, which is a book I recommend often. This brilliant article is an excerpt from it. During the holiday season we… Read more »
This week in our monthly members-only webinar, where we do "freestyle" Q&A with me and my expert team, someone asked us what our favorite organizing books were (besides The Clutter Diet book, of course). Before I go on with my point, I am going to tell you what we said, because if I don't, I… Read more »
I will no longer complain about time. I have declared these phrases off-limits for myself: "I'm in a hurry." "I don't have time for that." "That just ate up all my time." "There aren't enough hours in the day." Why am I doing this? Because we all DO have time. We have 168 hours of… Read more »
Filing is typically a fairly personal thing, varying because of how people's brains work differently and the fact that people have unique experiences and memories and triggers. There are some standard file folder label names that almost everybody has in their file drawers, like "Bank Statements" or "Medical Insurance," but here are a few practical… Read more »
My new friend Laura Vanderkam has just released her latest book, 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think. (Kindle version available here) What a title! If you haven't done the math, 168 hours is the number of hours we all have in one week– 24 x 7. What's immediately notable is that we… Read more »
And now the fourth and final post in the series on my latest favorite book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, by Chip & Dan Heath. A recap is right here, but if you want to read the previous posts in the series first, links are below. Here's the quick recap: Two… Read more »
Here we are at the third post in the series on my most recent primo favorito book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, by Chip & Dan Heath. I am at the NAPO conference this week– how many people have I mentioned this book to so far?? I love talking about it…. Read more »
Continuing my series on my delicious favorite-book-of-late, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, by Chip & Dan Heath. You may want to read last week's post if you need to catch up– will also be posting links at the bottom of each series post as I go. Here's the quick recap: Two… Read more »
