I trade my kid’s screen time for my office time

Because sometimes, that’s the only way to increase productivity at work.

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The guilt is nauseating after every one of those important meetings when I have to sit my kids down in front of a screen for an hour just so I can discuss a work issue in peace. If the meeting goes on longer, it means one more joyous episode of Troll Hunters for them. The reward for me, though, is intellectual…