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> Kids are a distraction to intense work. For what it's worth, I've done my most intense productive work after having children.
by munificent 6y ago
> Kids are a distraction to intense work.
For what it's worth, I've done my most intense productive work after having children.
- aklemm 6y agoSame for me due to the growth I talked about, but many people report not being able to do as much work as they want to while parenting.
- paulcole 6y agoKind of a post hoc ergo propter hoc situation.
- munificent 6y agoNote that I did not claim that I did my best work because of my kids. Only that my work is an existence proof that the presence of kids does not prevent intense work.
- paulcole 6y agoYeah and your original comment wasn't worth much. How do you know your work wouldn't have been better if you hadn't had kids? Maybe your definition of intense changed when you had kids?
- munificent 6y ago> Yeah and your original comment wasn't worth much. Having a rough day, or are you usually this unkind? > How do you know your work wouldn't have been better if you hadn't had kids? Still waiting for my time machine to arrive, but in the absence of that, I can state that I believe my work is better because of having kids. When I felt like I had a less bounded quantity of free time, I was more inclined to squander it. Once kids made it clear that my time is extremely limited, I experienced a much stronger motivation to get something productive out of the small time I had left. Also, the kids themselves are a motivation to make more out of my life so that I can provide for them better.