Constructively Productive

Everyone is busy. Some parents are busier than others. Slide in a “break time” so that you and your children can spend 15 minutes or a half hour together. Set a timer if you need to so that everyone knows when “break time” starts and finishes. (Erin Kurt, 4 Ways to Spend Time With Your Kids When You Have No Time, Lifehack) That chills me. It even makes...

We all have at least one family member whose example inspires our view of work. Whether it be our busy mom, hard grafting grandfather, or workaholic uncle, witnessing first-hand how they handle work shapes our attitude more than any words we could ever read in a productivity manual. My dad was a hard worker. Amazingly so. An ordinary guy, who never stopped putting...