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Found my wife and got married during the pandemic, have a 4-month old now and working from home 3x a week gives me the chance to see her grow. I would not be as

Found my wife and got married during the pandemic, have a 4-month old now and working from home 3x a week gives me the chance to see her grow. I would not be as happy if I had to commute everyday to work, even though i'm more of an extrovert and like to hang out with others. Being at home more also means I get to do more house chores. But the joy of seeing my baby grow is incredible! Yes, if you are at the office 24 hours a day like Elon it's likely you'll do incredible things, but to me it's worth sacrificing some of that success in exchange for a family life.

lotsofpulp 4y ago
>Yes, if you are at the office 24 hours a day like Elon it's likely you'll do incredible things That is a very optimistic outlook. Or the bar for incredible is lower than I think.
lmarcos 4y ago
There are countless of people like Elon (overworked) who have never achieved anything incredible in life, and will never achieve anything remarkable.
- j45 4y ago
  Maybe it’s the journey for some and not the destination. Reframing things can be as positive as negative or self enabling or sabolaging as one likes.
j45 4y ago
The thing is becoming a parent in pandemic introduced a different kind of prioritization and focus to be present in the best ways and not just duration. Increasing hours before effectiveness can cap out per quick. As my spouse reminds me the people who will most care when I’m dead grad my kids and spouse if I’m lucky. Everything else is how much good will, memories and moments you can experience with others. What kind of memory do we want to be? Preparing for and around that for the next many decades allows me to plan and execute in decades and not be obsessed with maximizing work hours now all the time. Outsized impact gets easier with each wave of tech that does more with less. Big changes go very slow and then very suddenly. Raising kids is passing too quick but experiencing existence together is far beyond that.

lotsofpulp 4y ago

>Yes, if you are at the office 24 hours a day like Elon it's likely you'll do incredible things That is a very optimistic outlook. Or the bar for incredible is lower than I think.

lmarcos 4y ago

There are countless of people like Elon (overworked) who have never achieved anything incredible in life, and will never achieve anything remarkable.

j45 4y ago
Maybe it’s the journey for some and not the destination. Reframing things can be as positive as negative or self enabling or sabolaging as one likes.

j45 4y ago

The thing is becoming a parent in pandemic introduced a different kind of prioritization and focus to be present in the best ways and not just duration. Increasing hours before effectiveness can cap out per quick. As my spouse reminds me the people who will most care when I’m dead grad my kids and spouse if I’m lucky. Everything else is how much good will, memories and moments you can experience with others. What kind of memory do we want to be? Preparing for and around that for the next many decades allows me to plan and execute in decades and not be obsessed with maximizing work hours now all the time. Outsized impact gets easier with each wave of tech that does more with less. Big changes go very slow and then very suddenly. Raising kids is passing too quick but experiencing existence together is far beyond that.