I have rather few regrets in life, but if I got a do-over, there were a couple of big decisions that I would have pulled the bandaid off a few years earlier. (Quitting the salaryman thing and saving half of my twenties most prominently among them.)
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@patio11 its crazy! This makes me think of the post by Paul Graham on how short life is: http://www.paulgraham.com/vb.html .Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Time with kids: If you miss out, you miss out for good. A career however, can always be rebooted.
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And it falls off like a cliff once they start driving
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So true
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My friend just said to me: you have from 4-12 to make it happen with your kids. (Im sure there’s still opportunity after 12...) but really reaffirms how I spend my days now. More after school pick ups, less after work happy hour or late nights at the office.
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Another note: if the answer to requests for more flexibility due to wanting to spend time with the kids is "People have been working and having kids forever without flexibility", then run. Run fast.
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Variant: "Children don't require that much time."
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100%. You never get these years back. Chatting with people with kids 5-15 years older than mine opened my eyes. Now excuse me while I close Twitter and hang with my kids.
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Spend time with kids, its over in the blink of an eye..
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