I don’t know who you are so I can only speak from my experience and who I am and advise you on what worked for me. > “ I'm worried, I don't work well when tire

I don’t know who you are so I can only speak from my experience and who I am and advise you on what worked for me. > “ I'm worried, I don't work well when tired. I'm just starting to get in the habit of investing in myself as a developer and am reading a lot, practicing a lot. This has made me, in my estimation, a much better programmer. Does this end when you have kids.” Yes. It largely ends _as you know it_. The worst aspect of parenting for me so far (my kid is 15 months) is the loss of free and spontaneous time. The way to counter this is to ensure you use your limited free time *really* well and to agree with your partner a structured “me time” window where you can go do what you used to “slip in” whenever you had an open window. Things like going for a run or gaming session with friends. Set a day a week and a time and that’s untouchable. Of course your partner gets the same. Also as your kid is a small baby with very little interaction for the first 6 months make use of audio: get podcasts, audiobooks etc. making sure that nappy changes, rocking for them to sleep, etc etc etc are done while you are still enjoying that time by listening to something interesting. I used to get the baby into a carrier (sort of baby backpack) for them to have a nap while I walked around a nearby park for 1 hour. That was very enjoyable and I always had a good podcast on. Take naps, if your kid is a bad sleeper make sure you get some sleep when they do. Also make sure that both parents are not up through the night and “be rude” with your relationship. Your partner should prioritise their sleep when it’s “your night”. If they need to sleep on the ouch or another room, so be it.