I had a boss once who blocked off an hour a day as "learning time".  I don't
know what your schedule is like at work, but that may be an option for you.

Mark

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Chris Adamson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Who says your private developer time has to be in the evening? I do my
> "extra" time, like book-writing and studying new stuff, first thing in
> the morning (after a little wake-up web surfing and exercise).  Maybe
> that pushes off your "knackered" time to the last hour of your work
> day, but depending on your personal cycles, it might be something to
> try.
>
> At different times in my life, I've worked day, evening, and overnight
> shifts, and I've found I really like jumping in at 5:30 AM when nobody
> else is up (well, except for Europe…)
>
> You mention you have a family. Did you find you got more ambitious and
> interested in maintaining your skills after having kids?  I can't
> believe how much time I wasted back when I had so much of it.
>
> As for podcast listening, I'm doing a better job of keeping up with
> the Posse now that I've got 90 minutes of lawn mowing a week to keep
> up with.
>
> On Jul 8, 11:46 am, Rakesh <[email protected]> wrote:
> > How do you make time to keep up to date? I mean, I have a full time
> > job which leaves me knackered in the evenings and a wife and son who
> > make sure I am not left alone at the weekend.
>
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