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Re:Female Founder Secrets: Fertility by core-questions on Thursday March 04, 2021 @02:33PM (#26347072)
I get downvoted continually because I post edgy things like "eating meat is okay" and "you should consider having a family" etc. I'm used to it, comment karma is largely meaningless, and sometimes the rate limiting helps make sure I have composed my thoughts well before responding.

Very envious of your 4-day week! I do 6-7 days worth of work in 5 days and it's slowly killing me. Still finding time for the kids somehow, but the result is no sleep or recreation time for myself... the switch from office to WFH life has not been a blessing in terms of work/life balance.

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Re:Female Founder Secrets: Fertility by david-gpu on Thursday March 04, 2021 @02:47PM (#26347231)
Been there, done that. Burned out. Twice.

Eventually learned that I can't achieve everything I want on every facet of my life. I am not superhuman. The day only has 24 hours.

Something had to give. I was in a position in which I could afford to work less, so that's what I did. Now I'm mediocre at a few things in my life rather than being great at one at the cost of everything else, and I couldn't be happier with that decision.

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Re:Female Founder Secrets: Fertility by core-questions on Thursday March 04, 2021 @07:26PM (#26350606)
There's wisdom there. Maybe I will find a way to step back a little when I move on to my next gig...
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