How I limited screen time by offering my kids unlimited screen time.
As a freelancer who makes her own hours, I’ve learned a few things about personal momentum. I’m a morning person, and my peak productive time is before 10:00am. If I start my day by sitting at the...
View ArticleThe Momentum Optimization Project: Creating a self-sufficient teenager
So, an update on the Momentum Optimization Project, my counterintuitive plan to get my kids going on things that do not involve sitting in front of screens before they are allowed to sit in front of...
View ArticleMomentum Optimization Update: It’s easier when the sun is shining.
Yesterday was the first acceptable beach day of the year, and also the first beach day ever when I felt like my son was old enough to send him out on his own. So when I found him wandering toward the...
View ArticleOptimizing the workforce: Learning to delegate (and learning to be stubborn)
A confession: I hate housework. I get no joy from making floors sparkle, or from a sock drawer that is arranged by color story, and don’t even get me started on the puzzling degree of laundry room porn...
View ArticleThe August Adjustment: Getting ready for back-to-school
I know many kids around the country are already back at school, but here in NYC, we do not surrender summertime until after Labor Day. And for the first time in a few years, my kids are more ready to...
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