I came to running late in life, being far too cool for it during high school. But years later, a healthier me likes to dust off some of the old tunes and take a run on the dark side. With this, I share with you my “Goth Run” playlist: The Goth...
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Inspired by the book I Know How She Does It, by Laura Vanderkam (reviewed here), I tracked my time for a week to see where all the precious minutes of my day were going. You can do this yourself, either with good old Excel, through a time tracking app, or with some handy templates that the author supplies on her blog, Here is how it turned out: Tracked categories Weekly Total Daily Average (hrs) Misc. (getting ready, puttering) 13 1.8 Work 38 7.6 (weekdays) Sleep 51.5 7.4 household chores 6.25 .9 Fitness & recreation 10.75 1.5 TV / movies...
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How do high-earning women with kids manage their time? Laura Vanderkam explores the answers in I Know How She Does It (Portfolio/Penguin, 2015). I don’t have kids, so this takes a whole world of busyness off of my shoulders. And while the schedules of working moms might be quite different from my own, I have tons of respect for the productivity chops of these get-it-done ninjas and will take a tip from a mom any day. Which is why I turned to Laura Vanderkam’s book, I Know How She Does It (Portfolio/Penguin 2015, new edition 2017), which studies how...
Read MoreWelcome to the Modern Whatever. As of May 2018 the site is still under construction, but we invite you to keep on returning as we get our stuff together! The Modern Whatever explores how to “K.I.T.” (“keep it together”) when you have a busy life that pulls you all over the place. Here you’ll find productivity tips, as well as thoughts on health and mindfulness, all with a nod to the technology that can help. This is not a site about perfection — if you are looking for six-pack selfies and perfectly composed food pics you might want to look elsewhere. Still with me? Great. I hope you like the site! About Me I work (a lot) for a big technology company. When I’m not at work or playing with this blog I like to hike, row (I compete in sculling as part of a local club), run, meditate, read, watch movies, spend time with my honey and cater to the whims of my Maine Coon cat Ruby. Most of all I like to eat, way too...
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I’m obsessed with eating. When I’m eating breakfast, I’m thinking ahead to what I’m going to have for dinner. When I’m nervous I eat. When I’m sad I eat. When I’m happy I eat. Few things are gross or traumatic enough to make me lose my appetite. I think I’ve used the phrase “I lost my appetite” maybe once in my life. I hear people say things like “Wow, I was so busy that I forgot to eat” and I want to slap them. I wish I was not so fixated on eating, because if I didn’t eat so...
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