> Wake up at 4pm-4:30pm (yes I need a full 8 hours every night, not negotiable), you'll have much more willpower to tackle your side project in the morning before your kids wake up.
This is the exact tactic used by a friend studying PhD with five young kids. She got the PhD in four years.
Also if you do a lot of manual labour - gardening, stacking shelves whatever - sleep becomes the obvious choice.
This is the exact tactic used by a friend studying PhD with five young kids. She got the PhD in four years.
Also if you do a lot of manual labour - gardening, stacking shelves whatever - sleep becomes the obvious choice.