That to. We shouldn't blame kids for "stealing" our time, it just happens to work out that way. Block out time... Sure and two minutes in: Dad, I got glue on my fingers.

This type of article is a little like a weight-loss program that tell you, in a roundabout way, that you just need to workout and eat healthy. All the advise is actually sound enough, but it's also something that most of us already know.

I don't think anyone is blaming the kids. I mean, the decisions to have the kids were made by adults. I'm in favor of blaming the adults.

That said, us nerds probably shouldn't stop reproducing.

The intro to Idiocracy (2006) is quite relevant today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2tUW0HDHA

I heard Mike Judge on a podcast about a month ago (JRE) saying that the ability to make that intro was a large factor in his motivation of making the Idiocracy movie in the first place.

Similar to how environmentalists conscientiously abstaining from children are just serving to remove conscientious people from the gene pool.

Do you think conscientiousness is heritable?

Yes, personality traits are heritable from what I've read.

Don’t you think values are transmitted from parents to children?

I think the “gene pool” phrase is not there to be taken literally…

—Or a partner that bears an outlandishly lopsided portion of household and parenting work.

Also, instead of investing in and maintaining relationship with said partner, reserve the post bedtime time for your SaaS

resentment, burnout and/or divorce is galactically more likely than startup success, so do be sure that you’re the exception.

I think that with one kid and a partner its doable. With two kids my free time shrunk to 22:00 - midnight which might not be enough

I have young kids and usually find 2-3 hours to work on my own stuff in the evening after they’ve gone to bed. But I have to sacrifice all the other things people usually get to do in that time. Weekends are just for family.