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Don't Prep the Night Before
Time management expert, Laura Vanderkam, gave a controversial tip on her new podcast, Before Breakfast—don’t prep the night before. Her...
Kari Clark
Aug 12, 20191 min read
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Ask for Bullets
I love any tip to prevent or improve meetings. They are such a suck of our most valuable asset—time. Today is simple. Before meeting with...
Kari Clark
Jun 7, 20191 min read
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Order of Operations
The number one thing moms want is more time. Here is my favorite analogy around time from Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly...
Kari Clark
May 28, 20191 min read
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Be Alone with Your Thoughts
Inspired by Cal Newport’s new book, Digital Minimalism, I’m seven days into a 30-day digital detox of no podcasts, social media or blogs....
Kari Clark
May 20, 20191 min read
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A Simple Question to Save Time
In this week's spending to save series, we've been showing how you can spend more money to save you time, buying you happiness. Today's ...
Kari Clark
Feb 28, 20191 min read
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My 6 Favorite Time Saving Software
As a mom of two and a founder of a busy start-up, I throw money at software that saves me time. Here are some of my faves: Docsend ...
Kari Clark
Feb 27, 20191 min read
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What's the Total Cost?
I am a sucker for a good deal. I mean, I am the rare breed who loves going to Costco. But, today I'm throwing this out the window. My...
Kari Clark
Feb 26, 20191 min read
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10 Ways to Spend Money to Reduce Mealtime Stress
The number one stress we hear from moms is getting dinner on the table, so what better place to spend money to save time? To spend...
Kari Clark
Feb 25, 20192 min read
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You Can Buy Happiness
Ashley Williams, a professor at Harvard Business School, has studied over 100,000 people to understand the relationship between...
Kari Clark
Feb 24, 20191 min read
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Ask For More Time
Deadlines have been identified as the most common cause of work stress (with 30% of folks citing it). Not only that, it decreases...
Kari Clark
Feb 21, 20191 min read
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How to Save 5 Minutes Every Morning
My big household project this year is to find everything a home. I've decluttered before but never finished this step, which is vital...
Kari Clark
Jan 29, 20191 min read
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A Tool to Help You Step Away from Your Inbox
Over the past few weeks, I had started becoming a bottleneck for my team. We manage most of our tasks through the project management...
Kari Clark
Nov 7, 20181 min read
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My Magical Morning
I'm a morning person and how I start the first 30 minutes of my workday drastically affects my productivity. I thought a peek into my...
Kari Clark
Oct 16, 20181 min read
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Create a 15-Minute List
Today's tip comes from Gini Dietrich, CEO of PR firm, Arment Dietrich: Make a list of everything you can do in 15-minutes or less. Then...
Kari Clark
Sep 20, 20181 min read
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What if I only had 15 minutes?
Today I attempted to both parent and work at the same time -- always a recipe for disaster for me. I just needed to do 90 minutes more of...
Kari Clark
Aug 21, 20181 min read
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Build In a Buffer
I'm perpetually late. Even worse, I completely stress out about this often. So, I've been trying a trick from Greg McKeown's...
Kari Clark
May 23, 20181 min read
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Banning Busy
I'm a huge fan of Laura Vanderkam, who studies how professionals use and perceive their time. In her new book, Off the Clock, (out on...
Kari Clark
May 7, 20181 min read
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Start Timing Yourself
Parkinson's Law states that work will expand to the time we give it. A key to being more efficient? Give yourself less time. Just think...
Kari Clark
Mar 29, 20181 min read
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Know Your Peak Hours
One of my working mom super-moves is finishing all of my real work before the day even begins. I am an early bird and love waking up at 5...
Kari Clark
Mar 5, 20181 min read
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Start Small
Completely overwhelmed by yesterday's call to overhaul your entire calendar? Don't be. Your goal shouldn't be perfection, but...
Kari Clark
Feb 6, 20181 min read
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