Trying to figure out where my time is actually going. I feel like I work 8 hours, spend maybe 3-4 with the kids if they don't have activities, and then I'm too tired for anything else.
Started logging my time last week with Toggl and it's kinda eye-opening. Curious if other people use this or if there's a better app for tracking where your day goes?
This is exactly why working from home with kids is so brutal. You're never fully in work mode and never fully present with the kids. Something's gotta give somewhere.
The real issue is that those 3-4 hours aren't really missing, they're just fragmented. You're getting interrupted constantly so a block of 8 hours feels like way less actual work time. That's just fatherhood logistics.
Try it for a week without judgment and just see where the time actually goes. I did that and was shocked at how much time was just context switching between work and dad stuff every few minutes.
If you do use Toggl be prepared for the depressing realization of how much time goes to meetings that could've been emails. But yeah it does help you see patterns.
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I tried Toggl for a month and honestly it made me more anxious than helpful. Felt like I was tracking time instead of actually using it. Some dads swear by it though so YMMV.