Since I'm a parent, I'm getting really good at time management. When the kid was 1 it was impossible to do anything, but now that he's 3, I do get at least some

Since I'm a parent, I'm getting really good at time management. When the kid was 1 it was impossible to do anything, but now that he's 3, I do get at least some time almost everyday for hobbies/projects (not a lot, as you mention, but at least some). Some things I do: - I insist on getting some exercise done everyday (basically, walking the famous 10000 steps). Apart from the general benefits of exercise, not being in awful shape helps having more energy and therefore getting more things done. It's difficult to find time specifically for this so what I do is if I have a remote meeting where I'm not going to talk a lot (and most days I have one), I do the meeting while walking outside, connecting to it from my smartphone. - While commuting to work by bus I do some Anki (I'm learning Chinese with it). - I'm aware this is not within reach of everyone, but we hired someone to do a good chunk of the housework. When deciding if you should do this, consider that you are basically buying free time for yourself. How much is free time worth to you? For me, now that I have very little, it's worth a lot. - Having only a little time to do something is no longer an excuse. If I have 15 minutes, I read a book for 15 minutes, no longer saying "I'll save it for when I have more uninterrupted time".