In my job, I'm also a manager who no longer makes anything (except decisions). Last September, I rearranged my daily routine to get up an hour early, 7 days a week, to teach myself iOS programming. I've had a better than 90% success rate of sticking to that schedule. As a result, I'm now doing market research to prepare to write and publish my first app. I'm literally building a new career for myself in one hour a day. It's amazing to step back and see the power of that kind of concentrated, consistent focus. That sacred hour makes the rest of my day a lot more palatable, too.