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This perfectly describes my situation as well. I've been pondering this subject for some time now but I don't see a way out. In my case I could get that focus t

This perfectly describes my situation as well. I've been pondering this subject for some time now but I don't see a way out. In my case I could get that focus time if I simply got rid of almost all of my hobbies and interests. That way it would be feasible to dedicate 1 or 2 hours per day to the disciplined pursuit of just a single activity. But that's about it. The other day I had what I consider an extremely disciplined day. I woke up at 7am, was at the bouldering gym at 8am, went straight to work from that at 10:00am and worked until maybe 6:00pm. Then I went home, immediately started to make food and took care of some tax stuff, planning for upcoming vacations, and so on. At the end this leaves me with more or less no time for anything on that day. So essentially bouldering in the morning was my theme on that day and that's it. But of course I don't want to accept this and then I'm disappointed that I didn't dedicate any time to my 5 other hobbies.

the_af 5y ago
> In my case I could get that focus time if I simply got rid of almost all of my hobbies and interests. The problem is that the human mind doesn't work like this. You're interested in the stuff you're interested in, and your brain is probably wired to find interesting things. If you simply say "I'll work during business hours, then spend time with my family, then sleep" you're probably going to be healthy... and disappointed. You cannot switch off your brain, some friend or acquaintance will show you something they did and suddenly it's on again -- you have a new hobby! Note I don't give side-projects in the sense of "I could make a living out of this" a real consideration. That's what my regular work hours are for. I want to spend the rest of my time doing things I enjoy, not simply look for an angle to make more money.

the_af 5y ago

> In my case I could get that focus time if I simply got rid of almost all of my hobbies and interests. The problem is that the human mind doesn't work like this. You're interested in the stuff you're interested in, and your brain is probably wired to find interesting things. If you simply say "I'll work during business hours, then spend time with my family, then sleep" you're probably going to be healthy... and disappointed. You cannot switch off your brain, some friend or acquaintance will show you something they did and suddenly it's on again -- you have a new hobby! Note I don't give side-projects in the sense of "I could make a living out of this" a real consideration. That's what my regular work hours are for. I want to spend the rest of my time doing things I enjoy, not simply look for an angle to make more money.