Parenthood
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Sexton: Having Children Causes Disconnection That Later Drives Divorce
“I think it's an impetus for the disconnection that is the impetus for divorce.”
Shazeer: Parenthood Made Me More Religious and Shifted Focus to Meaningful Work
“A lot of things about parenthood are absolutely terrific and super fun, but I think it made me more, more religious. I decided to take a change of attitude from, like, what is fun right now to I should be Thankful for having the opportunity, you know, to do so…”
Huber: Having children improved his focus, drive, and time management
“Kids made me stronger. They made me more focused. They made me more motivated. They made me more driven. They made me more protective of my time.”
Furman: Childless adults become rigid because they strictly control their schedules
“That's the main thing I see with people who don't have kids like my sister and other people is that, that they become very rigid over time because they're used to, okay, this happens at this time.”
Shakir: Having children boosts hourly productivity via ruthless prioritization
“The reality of what happened to me, which is that time means something different after you have kids. The amount that you can produce in an hour changes, and I don't know if it's magical superpower or some hormonal thing. It's probably not, but I think it is t…”
Naval Ravikant: Having a child resolves the existential question of life's purpose.
“The moment you have a child, it's this really weird thing, but it's sort of, it answers the built in meaning of life, purpose of life question. And all of a sudden, the most important thing in the universe moves from being in your body into being moving into t…”