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Jason C. McDonald

It's all about scheduling. Read my reply to Jimmy Mona (@jmona789 ) for more on that.

In short, every person has 24 hours in a day. The only way to make the most of that is to create a scheduling framework. Set aside times for everything: projects, competitive coding, study, time w/ friends and family, housework, relaxing.

You can swap and shuffle your schedule around as you need to, but the point is to not leave unscheduled times, as those will almost always either fill themselves with busywork or time-wasting. Protect your relaxation and social time as much as you would protect your work time. "Pencil in" potential events instead of responding with "I don't know". Take charge of your time!

I know you can do it. :)