Jesse Harrington
Dad of four on 12-hour shifts. I build tools for dads who work long hours.
You can't add hours.You can win them.
Long shift. Long drive. Kids in bed by eight. Most nights the little time you get disappears into dinner, dishes and screens, and you go to bed feeling like you missed it. That's not a love problem. It's a time problem, and it's fixable.
Watch Dad Math on YouTubeHow much evening do you actually get?
Pick your usual workday. Most dads guess high.
Add your kids' names and see your whole week, hour by hour. 2 minutes.
The evening's over before you ever got to it.
Most dads don't notice it happening. It doesn't feel like missing out. It just feels like a normal Tuesday.
You walk in with nothing left.
A full day of giving at work, and the kids want all of you the second the door opens.
The routine eats the window.
Dinner, dishes, baths, screens. Bedtime shows up before you ever sat down with them.
You're there, but not really.
Your body's on the couch. Your head's still at work, or on your phone.
"This weekend" never comes.
You save the fun stuff for Saturday. Then Saturday fills up too.
of dads say they spend too little time with their kids. Most of them say work is the reason. You're not the only one.Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. parents
It's not a willpower problem. It's a plan problem.
You don't need more hours or more energy. You need to stop having to come up with something every night when you're running on empty. So I built the thing I needed.
See how it worksWin the Evening
A nightly game plan for dads running on empty. Open it when you walk in, and get 3 fun ideas sized for the time and energy you actually have left. You just pick one.
- Take the Dad Check.2 minutes. It finds the part of your evening to fix first.
- Get 3 plays a night.Matched to your kids' ages, from high energy to low battery.
- Pick one, or let them pick.Too tired to choose? Tap "just pick for me."
- 28 nights
- Fits your real schedule
- Works on your phone
- Nothing to download
Version 1 intro price. It goes up to $39 later.
Get the $19 intro priceOpen it on your phone right after you buy. Works like an app, nothing to download.
Watch
Filmed in my car on lunch breaks, because the house is too loud and I'm too tired after bedtime. No studio, no guru act.
Dad Math Shorts
Quick, honest math on the hours we trade for a paycheck, and the small moves that buy some back.
Watch the Shorts →AI for Busy Parents
Exactly how I use AI to plan dinners, bedtimes and chores, so evenings run smoother.
See the playlist →Winning the Evening
The working-dad story in real time: what I'm trying each night with my four kids, what works, what flops.
Latest videos →Real dad life, building in public.
Tools that give you time back
Built by a dad, tested on my own kids. Start with the free ones.
Dad Math Calculator Free
Your real hours with your kids this week, one square per hour. Screenshot it and send it to a dad who'd get it.
A Week of Dinners Free
Answer a few questions and get a full week of dinners your family will actually eat.
Teen Chore Chart Builder Etsy
A weekly chore schedule, a phone checklist for your teen, and allowance tracking.
ChatGPT for the Busy Dad Etsy
Copy-and-paste prompts for meals, schedules, bedtime battles and the stuff that eats your evenings.
On the workbench
What's shipped, what's close, and what's still in pieces.
- LiveWin the EveningNightly plays for dads who work long hours. Version 1 intro price: $19.
- LiveDad MathFree. See your real week with your kids, hour by hour.
- LiveA Week of DinnersFree dinner planner. Use it tonight.
- BuildingGrocery list toolTurns your dinner plan into one quick shopping list.
- SomedayLegacy Dad VaultRecord messages now, delivered to your kids years from today.
- 4 kids
- 20+ years on the job
- Videos shot in a parked car
- Zero guru energy
I'm Jesse. A working dad, not a guru.
I've spent more than twenty years in a customer service job, working long days and coming home to a short window before bedtime. For a long time I thought providing meant the paycheck. It doesn't. It means being there.
So I started using AI and simple systems to claw back time, and I share all of it here: the tools, the experiments, the stuff that didn't work. My goal is to get my evenings back, and help you get yours.
If you only have two hours tonight, I want to help you make them the best two hours of their day.
Start with Win the EveningHear about new tools first
I'll email you when I release something new for dads, plus a heads-up before Win the Evening goes from $19 to $39. No spam.
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