1. When I am involved in a big writing project, such as one of my
textbooks, I try to keep to a very regular schedule. I aim to start
every day, seven days a week, writing about 600 words.2. I like to attend seminars and take classes. It feels like goofing off at the time, but it often ends up productive.
3. Travel is usually an inefficient use of time. I hate sitting on
planes and waiting in airports. As a result, I turn down over 90
percent of invitations I get to attend conferences, give talks, etc.4. I don’t allocate any of my time to consulting.
5. I avoid university committees.
6. I have never accepted offers to edit academic journals.
7. Time allocated to talking with students is always well spent.
8. I usually spend my research time working on whatever moves me.
9. Lately, I have been spending some of my time writing this blog,
which started as a by-product of teaching ec 10, the principles class
at Harvard.10. My wife would tell you that my life works only because I am a workaholic.
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