[edoceo]

You are burning the candle at both ends and need to own your own problems since you created them.

That said, I give the folks on my team an hour per day for "stuff". Reading blogs, exploring the new-shiny JS framework or nap if you want. Devs absolutely need free space in their mind to let the subconscious solve problems. Its art and science - art needs room and science needs focus.

Trying to do too much leaves you doing less, with poor quality, which just piles up escaped defects and adds pressure.

You have to go slow to go fast