I would be happy if I could do even half the things simultaneously, that you have listed out in your post. (Quality time with wife + 3 Kids, Bootstrapped Startup, 3-4 Consulting Projects, Being to the gym 5-6 times a week, 2 podcasts per week, ...)
If we rewind a bit to when you were just starting out after college, were you pretty efficient and disciplined then as well? I am just curious whether self-discipline and efficiency can also be cultivated and improved upon drastically, later in life as well.
Thanks for writing this post. It inspired me to utilize my time more efficiently.
I was horribly inefficient when just getting out of college (I'm 26, 4 years out). I largely owe my improvement of work-life balance/awareness to my better-half; I think I'd still be struggling with it if I were single.
This is a generalization, but from what I can see, the same thing happens in grad-school students as in startups. People that are coming directly out of undergrad have less of a sense of work-life balance and how important and helpful it can be to your productivity and happiness.
I would be happy if I could do even half the things simultaneously, that you have listed out in your post. (Quality time with wife + 3 Kids, Bootstrapped Startup, 3-4 Consulting Projects, Being to the gym 5-6 times a week, 2 podcasts per week, ...)
If we rewind a bit to when you were just starting out after college, were you pretty efficient and disciplined then as well? I am just curious whether self-discipline and efficiency can also be cultivated and improved upon drastically, later in life as well.
Thanks for writing this post. It inspired me to utilize my time more efficiently.