> I became less hands-on over time, focusing on building teams and standards and leading architecturally at a high-level. In 2020, during peak pandemic, we had

> I became less hands-on over time, focusing on building teams and standards and leading architecturally at a high-level. In 2020, during peak pandemic, we had to organize clases for a team of 500 profesores and teacher assistants. One day, I expend a whole morning replaying emails about a moodel server and an email server that we didn't control. It was useful, but after a whole morning of "bureaucracy" I really had to stop and do some "real" work, Whatever, write a midterm or think about a research item that has no hope of success. I remember the pain. Back to your problem ... Sorry that I can't help, but my general recommendation is to read whateverpatio11 wrote about that https://www.kalzumeus.com/greatest-hits/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/greatest-hits/ Perhaps https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/09/17/ramit-sethi-and-patrick-mckenzie-on-getting-your-first-consulting-client/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/09/17/ramit-sethi-and-patrick... and https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/09/21/ramit-sethi-and-patrick-mckenzie-on-why-your-customers-would-be-happier-if-you-charged-more/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/09/21/ramit-sethi-and-patrick...