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On top of that, would you earn your usual rate for that time? I wouldn't work saturday afternoon anyway because my head is already useless for programming. So

by mantas 3y ago

On top of that, would you earn your usual rate for that time? I wouldn't work saturday afternoon anyway because my head is already useless for programming. So I do need to change line-of-work somehow. I can either go for a walk and learn something about nature. Or I can self-repair something and learn something about construction. Of course spending all free time on self-repairs would be exhausting. But I don't feel like lying on a couch entire weekend either.

jventura 3y ago
> On top of that, would you earn your usual rate for that time? This is the key! I do these kind of things on my spare time! On my spare time I could (1) do nothing; (2) try to cram more screen time into my life, and give the money earned to someone to do my repairs for me or; (3) do some things by myself, learn while doing it, and feel like a super-human that can control is own life (well, some of it). I prefer number 3!
Tyr42 3y ago
I got a young little one, so I've actually needed to take some Mondays off to finish some of the home repair tasks. It's not like I can go around with a hammer while he is trying to nap. So it is more comparable with the work rates, since I do not have a lot time time to tinker
- mantas 3y ago
  I bought a half-built house right after the kid was born. Yes, using power tools while kid is napping is no-go. But after few months kid is not napping that much. And there’re many relatively silent jobs. It’s easy to silicon a window sill while kid is sleeping in another room. Or assemble a drawer with an old good screwdriver instead of a drill. And after a couple years there’re endless learning possibilities. Sure, it goes slowly, but it does happen eventually. Full disclosure - I did hire handymen for a good portion of jobs for various reasons. Mostly because we were burning a lot of money in rent or some jobs require too many special tools and knowledge to be done right (electricity, drywalls, etc).

by mantas 3y ago

jventura 3y ago

> On top of that, would you earn your usual rate for that time? This is the key! I do these kind of things on my spare time! On my spare time I could (1) do nothing; (2) try to cram more screen time into my life, and give the money earned to someone to do my repairs for me or; (3) do some things by myself, learn while doing it, and feel like a super-human that can control is own life (well, some of it). I prefer number 3!

Tyr42 3y ago

I got a young little one, so I've actually needed to take some Mondays off to finish some of the home repair tasks. It's not like I can go around with a hammer while he is trying to nap. So it is more comparable with the work rates, since I do not have a lot time time to tinker

mantas 3y ago
I bought a half-built house right after the kid was born. Yes, using power tools while kid is napping is no-go. But after few months kid is not napping that much. And there’re many relatively silent jobs. It’s easy to silicon a window sill while kid is sleeping in another room. Or assemble a drawer with an old good screwdriver instead of a drill. And after a couple years there’re endless learning possibilities. Sure, it goes slowly, but it does happen eventually. Full disclosure - I did hire handymen for a good portion of jobs for various reasons. Mostly because we were burning a lot of money in rent or some jobs require too many special tools and knowledge to be done right (electricity, drywalls, etc).