Juggling Children... and Rubies
summary
Daily routine starts at 6am, gets an older child to a 7:10 bus and works 9–5, then family dinner and kids in bed around 8pm, with personal dev time until ~11pm. Core claim: you cannot do everything; practical fixes that work here are scheduling distraction‑free family time, using a Chrome pause Gmail extension and iPhone Do Not Disturb, sharing calendars and reminders, and a separate garage workspace. History: fired in 2010, 1.5 years freelancing, hired June 2011; two kids and a third on the way.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:02A Little background...
- 2:04My typical day
- 4:18Let's have a story
- 6:20Freelancer!!!
- 7:40Honey, we need to talk
- 8:57Family time
- 9:59Coordinate
- 11:42Exercise
- 13:02Rest
- 14:04Seclude yourself
- 16:46Small changes
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