Time is measured in hours, but paid for in minutes. This mismatch is why most employees and managers argues over when they should clock-in and … Read More

With Net 30 terms, you send an invoice on Jan 15th. Payment is due a month later, right? But what’s the first day of the … Read More

I’m sure at this point you’re thinking “counting days should be intuitive”. But that’s only true if the number doesn’t matter. If the number does … Read More

Yeah, you know what I’m talking about. There’s a project due or a plane to catch in X number of minutes/hours/days. You look at your … Read More

The weeks before any trip are full of some sort of mental static. Yes, you’re going away in the future but the calendar remains a … Read More

A basic grid on a piece of paper, the calendar is a deceptively simple tool used to measure distance in time. But sometimes it doesn’t … Read More

If you think a week has seven days in a row then you’re going to run into trouble in logistics and business: payroll weeks can … Read More

Time seems easy to measure, until you do. Two months sound like a long way between Jan & Mar, unless Feb has more than 28 … Read More

I’m starting to feel weirdly pressured about things I don’t really have yet. It’s because I know they’re going to arrive eventualy, but I can’t … Read More

There are times when you look around the room after a meeting and aren’t sure whether it ended fifteen minutes ago or forty-five. Sometimes time … Read More