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Why the add on?
Second this, learning multiple languages is generally seen as a good thing, opening your mind to different ways of solving problems, no?
Big life changes (like marriage, having kids) will change your life, and it's OK that your priorities won't be the same as they were before.
There are diminishing returns to preparation: focus less on preparation (to include going to prestigious institutions and working for prestigious companies) and more on launching, learning, and iterating. This is true in business and a variety of other fields. As an add on: learn one programming language really well, and resist the urge to spend time learning new ones!
Why the add on?
You aren't busy. You just feel busy. Find time to do interesting things, because once you have kids you'll find out what being busy actually means.
You aren't busy. You just feel busy. Find time to do interesting things, because once you have kids you'll find out what being busy actually means.
Also don't listen to anyone else's idea of what you should do who who you should be. Following your own instincts and succeeding is sweet, following your own instincts and failing, well that just builds better instincts.