# Reducing Project and Personal Commitments After Becoming a Parent

DevFeed: [Reducing Project and Personal Commitments After Becoming a Parent](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/still-doing-less-for-her-37801.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://carlosbecker.com/posts/lesser/>)

Author: Carlos Alexandro Becker

Published: 2026-07-07T03:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Carlos Becker](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/carlos-becker.md>)

Topics: [Less](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/less.md>), [Repositories](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/repositories.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [archiving](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/archiving.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [less](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/less.md>), [repositories](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repositories.md>)

## AI overview

The author reflects on simplifying life after the birth of his daughter. He archives personal repositories and steps back from some commitments to reduce notifications and mental load while keeping activities he deeply enjoys.

## Source excerpt

My daughter was born, and I did, in fact, manage to do less.