Being ambitious and being a dad When I was going through YC, I didn’t mention my seven month old daughter to anyone. Now a few years later I have two kids, a dog and a very packed schedule. My kids are the best thing in my life. For years, my work was my life. Now my life competes with my work. I don’t think I’m alone. Here’s Paul Graham in Having Kids : Some of my worries about having kids were right, though. They definitely make you less productive. I know having kids makes some people get their act together, but if your act was already together, you’re going to have less time to do it in. I love building, learning, and competing. Life before kids was straightforward: I worked hard and centered my life around things I love: computers, technology, friends. I moved to SF, worked at some awesome companies, met a wonderful girl and built a strong relationship. A huge amount of my time was spent on work, and yet there was still some left for that and more.…