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Congrats. Which country/state? There are laws/regulations related to leaves. FMLA allows for 12 weeks if I recall correctly. I would suggest talking to HR and specifically ask about paternity leave. Looking elsewhere may not lead to a better outcome unless you can close within the next two months and defer start date to/until after new arrival. If you like where you are then looking elsewhere may not be a benefit. As a father, I would suggest spreading out the leave esp. if everything goes normally. The first couple of weeks for sure but afterwards break it out to give some time for everyone to adjust.

Have a friend who has 70 acres in Southern California around the wine region (Temecula). He is open to having 10 or so acres dedicated to Mango groves. Anyone have leads on companies or farmers who can set up a mango orchard? Land is zoned for agriculture and surrounded by vineyards. I do not have a lot of details but anticipate there will be costs involved in prepping the land (outside of just planting and gathering the plants). He mentioned that there are vineyard set up services who set up vineyards for $25K per 5 acre. The cost of getting the land ready is a separate charge though. Any leads welcome. Thanks.

My personal opinion to boost cognitive focus: afternoon naps, fast mimicking diet and meditation are other things to try/review. Meditation is by far the hardest. I use vipassana meditation technique but there are countless others. The craving mind is a good book to read regarding benefits of meditation. Information on fast mimicking diet can be found at https://prolonfmd.com/fasting-mimicking-diet/. There are DIY recipes available as well. If you try fast mimicking diet you should at least have your baseline vitals (blood tests) done so that you can compare your results.