At one point in my life I was very busy with uni and full-time job. I listened to audiobooks, lessons, or just read my notes during commutes. And I was lucky to be allowed to study in my work breaks (away from the "watercooler gang"). I made time. I was very picky with who I spent time with and made sure the human interaction was high quality. Those were some of my most productive years for my side/fun projects. And I was never bored.
Life is not short. We waste most of it in meaningless time sinks. (BTW, thank you for making me remember this)
The children tend to make it so that I don't.
They will grow.
At one point in my life I was very busy with uni and full-time job. I listened to audiobooks, lessons, or just read my notes during commutes. And I was lucky to be allowed to study in my work breaks (away from the "watercooler gang"). I made time. I was very picky with who I spent time with and made sure the human interaction was high quality. Those were some of my most productive years for my side/fun projects. And I was never bored.
Life is not short. We waste most of it in meaningless time sinks. (BTW, thank you for making me remember this)
> Life is not short. We waste most of it in meaningless time sinks. (BTW, thank you for making me remember this)
By any chance have you read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Brevitate_Vitae_(Seneca) ? The sentiment expressed here is almost exactly what is expressed here.
This seems directly opposed to the statement that “All this middle age crisis stems from having fewer children and even fewer grandchildren.”
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