Re:Ask HN: How do you manage long hours vs. spending time wi...
by em-bee on Thursday January 03, 2019 @10:06PM
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what do you consider wasted time here?
sharing chores with my wife is some of the best quality time we get. better than watching a movie together or going out for dinner.
everyone is different here. for you it could be putting the kids to bed together, or something else.
your schedule atually looks fairly regular. it seems more like you feel that the day is to short and you look for more off time.
instead i'd try looking and improving the quality of the time you have together.
get up a few minutes earlier and make breakfast together.
take your wife to work for the night shift and pick her up in the morning.
but most importantly, learn to improvise. figure out things that you can do on a whim, without planning. be clear to yourself on what is actually important for you when you are together so that you can value that time even if it wasn't well organized.
sharing chores with my wife is some of the best quality time we get. better than watching a movie together or going out for dinner.
everyone is different here. for you it could be putting the kids to bed together, or something else.
your schedule atually looks fairly regular. it seems more like you feel that the day is to short and you look for more off time.
instead i'd try looking and improving the quality of the time you have together.
get up a few minutes earlier and make breakfast together. take your wife to work for the night shift and pick her up in the morning.
but most importantly, learn to improvise. figure out things that you can do on a whim, without planning. be clear to yourself on what is actually important for you when you are together so that you can value that time even if it wasn't well organized.