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I can only speak to my own experience. This is how I managed being a new father, running a startup, having a side gig, and actively engaging in hobbies, all at

I can only speak to my own experience. This is how I managed being a new father, running a startup, having a side gig, and actively engaging in hobbies, all at the same time: Extreme time management, with schedules for everything, and those schedules were adhered to rigorously. I was genuinely shocked at how much I could accomplish every day. I didn't keep that pace up forever, although I do continue with several of the practices I developed then and my current schedule is pretty full. Now when I look back on that time, I have a hard time believing that what I did was even possible. It didn't come without a cost, of course, and one of those costs was my marriage. These days I'm simply not willing to sacrifice so much.

disqard 2y ago
Thank you for sharing, and thank you for your candor! If there was one strategy that had the best bang/buck impact on your own productivity during that intense time, what would that be (if you're willing to share)? Thanks in advance!
- JohnFen 2y ago
  I suppose it would be: do not condone procrastination. What can be done now should be done now. What can't be done now should be scheduled for a specific time in the calendar. I found, personally, that half of my time doing anything was avoiding doing the thing. Procrastination. Usually cloaked in something that I could justify if I didn't squint too hard, such as "planning" or "research", or working at a slower than necessary pace. Also, when I blew the window for something I had scheduled, I didn't feel bad or scold myself. I rescheduled it and then looked at what caused the issue. Often, it was that I didn't schedule enough time for the prior activity, so I would know to schedule more for similar tasks in the future. Also, bonus strategy... delegate as much as those around you will put up with.
  - disqard 2y ago
    Thank you for sharing that!

disqard 2y ago

Thank you for sharing, and thank you for your candor! If there was one strategy that had the best bang/buck impact on your own productivity during that intense time, what would that be (if you're willing to share)? Thanks in advance!

JohnFen 2y ago
I suppose it would be: do not condone procrastination. What can be done now should be done now. What can't be done now should be scheduled for a specific time in the calendar. I found, personally, that half of my time doing anything was avoiding doing the thing. Procrastination. Usually cloaked in something that I could justify if I didn't squint too hard, such as "planning" or "research", or working at a slower than necessary pace. Also, when I blew the window for something I had scheduled, I didn't feel bad or scold myself. I rescheduled it and then looked at what caused the issue. Often, it was that I didn't schedule enough time for the prior activity, so I would know to schedule more for similar tasks in the future. Also, bonus strategy... delegate as much as those around you will put up with.
- disqard 2y ago
  Thank you for sharing that!