Does having children make parents more intentional and scheduled with their time, or less?

Daniel Ek · Mar 8, 2021

Having children makes you a better prioritiser rather than a less productive operator

Before kids he doesn't know what he did with all those hours; once you have a priority that outranks even your company, you are forced to plan and prioritise so you never miss what truly matters

Scope: accepts being less present on ordinary days; he calls it counterintuitive to those without kids

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Mike Krieger · Feb 22, 2023

Having children changes how you operate: more breaks in the day and more thinking about what you're building on a twenty-year horizon

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Kevin Systrom · Feb 22, 2023

Having children forces ruthless prioritization — you only do the things that matter because you're likely to be interrupted mid-task

Like a reporter putting the most important thing in the first paragraph because the piece may get cut off; his son's injury wiped out an entire important workday

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Nick Huber · Aug 21, 2023

There is no good reason to delay having children; kids make you stronger, more focused, more motivated and more protective of your time

Kids are the most amazing thing about life and they improved him along every dimension

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Nick Huber · Aug 21, 2023

Having a child gives you a concrete measuring stick for time that drives focus, generational planning, and ruthless pruning of time-wasting activities and non-mutual friendships

A growing human being marks the passage of time far more vividly than aging does, which motivated him to improve

Scope: speaking from his own experience

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Sam Corcos · Dec 11, 2023

Having children makes people more scheduled and intentional with their time, not less

Every friend he knows with children takes scheduling more seriously because their time is so much more limited

Scope: contrary to what you would expect in theory

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