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90% of this job is "thinking". You can do that while you're playing with your kids. You can be looking after kids, whilst designing in your mind what you need
by mibbitier 15y ago
90% of this job is "thinking". You can do that while you're playing with your kids.
You can be looking after kids, whilst designing in your mind what you need to do next, planning out what code needs writing and how to solve problems.
Sure, every so often I'll take myself away to a separate room if I need to work on something with my full attention, but that's rare.
I don't feel the need to separate my life into "work" and "not work". I just do things when they need doing and when I feel like I want to do them.
(Just my 2c, YMMV).
- otoburb 15y agoI wish I had your ability to do multiple conscious tasks at once. I find that when I'm playing with my newborn child I miss certain interaction cues unless I'm fully engaged with him. I've certainly tried to do what you said as I used to think it was easy to think and play, but I often found myself distracted and ending up doing an injustice to both. Since I work remotely most of the time, I also try not to separate "work" and "personal" time. However, in order to stay productive, more often than not I need to sit in a separate room because being productive (mainly for pushing out deliverables) requires me to be sitting away from my child.