Babies are a killer to woman's focus

[Anonymous]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/paul-tudor-jones-in-macro-trading-babies-are-a-killer-to-a-womans-focus/2013/05/23/1c0c6d4e-c3a6-11e2-9fe2-6ee52d0eb7c1_story.html?hpid=z2

Wow. What a pompous statement to make!

[Anonymous]

As much as I hate the statement, it is impossible to be "focused" on two things at the same time. If you say you can, then it's not the kind of "focus" they're talking about.

[Anonymous]

Babies change your focus, unless there's someone else willing and able to provide the focus that any baby requires.

[Anonymous]

Lovely guy. What a cop-out to blame it on breastfeeding.

[Anonymous]

“Every single investment idea .?.?. every desire to understand what is going to make this go up or go down is going to be overwhelmed by the most beautiful experience .?.?. which a man will never share, about a mode of connection between that mother and that baby,” Jones said, according to a video of his remarks The Washington Post obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. “And I’ve just seen it happen over and over.”

Sounds like pure envy. And a load of horseshit to boot. Every mother I know is someone who became a hyperfocused, forward-thinking, multitasking, analytic powerhouse after childbirth. If you ask me, it's the main source of misogyny and gender bias, (as exhibited in this numbskull's quote) because few, if any, men could jump up on the day of a major medical procedure and recommence running a household and its occupants while keeping the newest member alive. It requires an inhumane amount of effort, energy and focus on an average of 4 hours sleep per night (if she's lucky). She can calculate budget, manage resources, forecast trends, and stock supplies with sleep deprivation and a baby on the boob. Here in DC, she's probably doing it with several degrees. Who doesn't want that skill set in their workforce?

The smart businessman figures out how to harness that talent, not whine about it.

[Anonymous]

Jackass.

[Anonymous]

Okay, but let's be real. Isn't it the case for many (not all) women that priorities shift after having a child. Suddenly macro-trading may not seem like the most important thing in the world. What he's saying is that you have to feel like it is THE most important thing in order to do it well. In my opinion, men also undergo that shift in priorities when they become fathers, but many (not all) men are better at compartmentalizing those emotions (not to mention there are millenia of history bearing down on them, expecting them to do so).

[Anonymous]

"As soon as that baby's lips touched that girl's bosom, forget it."

Oh yes, where can I sign up to work this 'leader' who spits out gems like this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay, but let's be real. Isn't it the case for many (not all) women that priorities shift after having a child. Suddenly macro-trading may not seem like the most important thing in the world. What he's saying is that you have to feel like it is THE most important thing in order to do it well. In my opinion, men also undergo that shift in priorities when they become fathers, but many (not all) men are better at compartmentalizing those emotions (not to mention there are millenia of history bearing down on them, expecting them to do so).

So true.

[Anonymous]

Sort of a moot point and a red herring as women aren't exactly well-represented in the hedge fund trading ranks in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Don't any of you have mommy brain?

[Anonymous]

He has a point- he said it kind of awkwardly but it is true. Mommy brain is real. Maybe not forever but for first 1-2 years after having a baby- I see it every day at work. I have 2 lawyers working for me- both had babies at the end of last year. Since the have returned from maternity leave they have done nothing, can't remember anything, leave early, come late and breast feed 3+ hours per day. That is not hyperfocus.

[Anonymous]

"Every mother I know is someone who became a hyperfocused, forward-thinking, multitasking, analytic powerhouse after childbirth."

The ones in DCUM sexless marriages, with unruly kids and messy houses, who can't figure out when to shower?

[Anonymous]

I feel like my focus improved after I had a baby. I was able to finish law school with better grades than before and pass the bar exam without trouble. I think the key is having enough support so that you feel like your child is being loved and taken care of when you're not there.

[Anonymous]

I think this guy makes a lot of sense but the political correctness police will be out in force.