“One of my rocks for this quarter has been to not do any delivery work on a Friday to give me the chance to, A, to spend more time with my wife, B, the assembly at school is always on a Friday at kind of like two o'clock”

Adam Harris · Better Business, Better Life · Embracing Your Differences with Adam Harris

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set a rule to not do any delivery work on Fridays to free time for family and personal activities

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