Being deliberate with my time

One of the biggest changes for me since having a kid is that I have to be much more deliberate with my time. Even with childcare/daycare, having a kid means an extra 1-5 hours a day from one or both parents. Of course we want to be involved parents and spend as much time with Colin as possible, so I hope that Colin gets at least 4-5 hours of time with us as well.

Since Sophia and I both work, we’ve had to split the drop-off and pick-up times of daycare and that has worked well for us for now.

I go into the city early on Mondays and Wednesdays and go to the gym before work while Sophia drops off Colin. Then I leave work early at 4:15 to pick up Colin and spend time with him in the evening.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I spend more time with Colin in the morning and drop him off at daycare prior to commuting into the city. And then I have more time late afternoon to work or go get a workout in.

It’s definitely been a challenge as my days have shrunk now with a kid and I’m still getting used to things. I have to be much more deliberate with my time nowadays. That means less time wasted sitting around scrolling on my phone. That time could be spent working or hanging out with Colin.

I’ve had to find ways to be much more efficient at work as well. Of course AI helps to a certain degree here, but I’ve been also looking for ways to cut out the bottom 20% of my work that adds little to no value to advancing the company.

It’s been a good exercise in finding out what’s truly important and what is not. It makes me and the company much more efficient.