First Hack: Live close to work (I run home) - this will give you more time in the mornings and evenings
Second Hack: Have an understanding wife (she's either running her own business or catching up on soaps in the evening)
Third Hack: Send children to bed at a strict time (7pm - it's good for them and you because it establishes a routine)
Fourth Hack: Be focussed, if you're doing something - just do that one thing and do it well at any one time - monotask!
Fifth Hack: Know your stuff - eleven years programming has given me a plethora of skills to draw on
Sixth Hack: Know when to stop - you're going to get burned out, you need to smell when this is going to happen and give yourself a break - remind yourself what life is about.
A typical day goes like this: Wake up, go to work, home for dinner, back to work, run home, shower, play with son, work hard (and eat), sleep - rinse and repeat. I pepper that day with talking to my wife.
Routine is helpful - I'll find that I have sprints of three weeks being incredibly productive, then I'll burn out - recharge - and throw myself back in.
Second Hack: Have an understanding wife (she's either running her own business or catching up on soaps in the evening)
Third Hack: Send children to bed at a strict time (7pm - it's good for them and you because it establishes a routine)
Fourth Hack: Be focussed, if you're doing something - just do that one thing and do it well at any one time - monotask!
Fifth Hack: Know your stuff - eleven years programming has given me a plethora of skills to draw on
Sixth Hack: Know when to stop - you're going to get burned out, you need to smell when this is going to happen and give yourself a break - remind yourself what life is about.
A typical day goes like this: Wake up, go to work, home for dinner, back to work, run home, shower, play with son, work hard (and eat), sleep - rinse and repeat. I pepper that day with talking to my wife.
Routine is helpful - I'll find that I have sprints of three weeks being incredibly productive, then I'll burn out - recharge - and throw myself back in.