I’m new to web development so I don’t have much experience from that perspective, but I do have kids so I completely understand the struggle of being able to sit down and concentrate on any project that takes continuous thought. I read at night when the kids are in bed. We usually play a board game first so I can still have some time with them, but I have them go to bed at a regular time for both them and me. I sort of use it as a reward for working hard throughout the day to get 30-60 min of ‘me’ time, whether it’s web dev, working out, reading, or whatever. I don’t get up any earlier than I have to do this works best for me.
It's hard but have you heard of habit chaining? It's when you chain a new habit onto existing one like dedicating time to learn or work on a project right after you finish work or shower in the morning. It works super well for me and makes the trigger to work on project automatic!
I’m new to web development so I don’t have much experience from that perspective, but I do have kids so I completely understand the struggle of being able to sit down and concentrate on any project that takes continuous thought. I read at night when the kids are in bed. We usually play a board game first so I can still have some time with them, but I have them go to bed at a regular time for both them and me. I sort of use it as a reward for working hard throughout the day to get 30-60 min of ‘me’ time, whether it’s web dev, working out, reading, or whatever. I don’t get up any earlier than I have to do this works best for me.
It's hard but have you heard of habit chaining? It's when you chain a new habit onto existing one like dedicating time to learn or work on a project right after you finish work or shower in the morning. It works super well for me and makes the trigger to work on project automatic!
Thanks, I’ll try that! I took a couple months off, but I’m still at it after a year and a half 😊. I appreciate the follow up!