Lisa Schmeiser
@lschmeiser.bsky.social
Editor in Chief, No Jitter; podcast @ The Incomparable; writer of an intermittent Substack (lschmeiser.substack.com); parent/partner/community volunteer/aspiring long distance swimmer.
I will never forget running into a pal when her puppy was the same age and she was like, "NOBODY TOLD ME IT WAS LIKE HAVING ANOTHER BABY, WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME?"
What I'm saying is, you're not alone. It will get better.
What I'm saying is, you're not alone. It will get better.
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I will never forget running into a pal when her puppy was the same age and she was like, "NOBODY TOLD ME IT WAS LIKE HAVING ANOTHER BABY, WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME?"
What I'm saying is, you're not alone. It will get better.
What I'm saying is, you're not alone. It will get better.
Who's already in three meetings that day and will need a break? (Just because a block of time is free doesn't mean the attendee would be bringing their A-game.)
January 21, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Who's already in three meetings that day and will need a break? (Just because a block of time is free doesn't mean the attendee would be bringing their A-game.)
Never underestimate how offloading stress and anxiety to relatives extends the lifespan of the hostile and difficult person.
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Never underestimate how offloading stress and anxiety to relatives extends the lifespan of the hostile and difficult person.
Yup -- trying to find a time for setting up a meeting among five people in three time zones with several different off-limits blocks means how many if-then logic puzzles to solve? At once?
January 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Yup -- trying to find a time for setting up a meeting among five people in three time zones with several different off-limits blocks means how many if-then logic puzzles to solve? At once?
Today, the WSJ picks up the "but is AI really effective in getting work done?" question & finds a huge disconnect between the execs who say AI helps them do their work & the subordinates who say it does not:
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Today, the WSJ picks up the "but is AI really effective in getting work done?" question & finds a huge disconnect between the execs who say AI helps them do their work & the subordinates who say it does not:
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
On a Lost Internet tangent: one of my favorite sites during the Clinton administration was Chick Lit, where Deborah Birkett curated some excellent writing & an editorial conceit that serves me to this day, the book bundle of related reads that would delight & expand your brain. It was wonderful.
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 AM
On a Lost Internet tangent: one of my favorite sites during the Clinton administration was Chick Lit, where Deborah Birkett curated some excellent writing & an editorial conceit that serves me to this day, the book bundle of related reads that would delight & expand your brain. It was wonderful.