> If you're the type of person for which those points sounds disastrous, don't have kids.
I agree 100%. But at the same time, I have to appreciate that nearly all Presidents (to use an example) have children, many of them young enough to live in the White House. So maybe it's not quite as brtual as 'take a wrecking ball to your productivity' unless you want it to.
Anecdotally, I also observe that I don't mean that many folks in senior management and above who don't have kids. It's clearly possible to remain ambitious and be very successful even with kids in the picture.
Now, if your definition of productivity is coding every waking moment, then ... well, that goes away with age regardless :).
I'd also say don't get a pet unless you really want one. I'd much rather have another kid than a dog.
I agree 100%. But at the same time, I have to appreciate that nearly all Presidents (to use an example) have children, many of them young enough to live in the White House. So maybe it's not quite as brtual as 'take a wrecking ball to your productivity' unless you want it to.
Anecdotally, I also observe that I don't mean that many folks in senior management and above who don't have kids. It's clearly possible to remain ambitious and be very successful even with kids in the picture.
Now, if your definition of productivity is coding every waking moment, then ... well, that goes away with age regardless :).
I'd also say don't get a pet unless you really want one. I'd much rather have another kid than a dog.