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Learn Productivity Tips From Hardcore Real-Life Experts

It’s time we learned from the masters of the toughest job on Earth — meet the parents

Zita Fontaine
9 min readMar 8, 2021
Photo by Mikael Stenberg on Unsplash

I am a huge fan of productivity tips and hacks, and I am so fascinated by new methods and ideas that I am willing to try literally anything — to meet my own impossible expectations and get even more productive if it’s even possible. 80/20? Pomodoro technique? Morning routines? Evening routines? Dedicated time slots? Deep learning? 5 am club? Bring it all on! I’m ready!

I have been ready for 14 years to get my productivity sorted out — to be precise, since the very moment that my first daughter was born I was looking into ways how to manage my time better, how to navigate the roles of being a parent and a valuable worker, how to follow my passion and commit to a sleep schedule that will allow me to get through my obviously busy days.

Parenting is nothing more but just another one of many tasks that you need to face in your life. It is a lot more common than any other task that we might share. Not everyone starts a business, writes a book or invents something great, but a lot of us have to face the challenges of parenting.

Parenting is a very schizoid feeling. It always offers the sources of the greatest frustration and the greatest joy…

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Zita Fontaine
Zita Fontaine

Written by Zita Fontaine

Writer. Dreamer. Hopeless romantic. Newsletter: zita.substack.com Email me: zitafontaine (at) gmail

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