Best overlap: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Boston is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Abu Dhabi.
Your shared working hours run 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Boston (4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Abu Dhabi). The overlap is tight at roughly 2 hours, so protect it: 8:00 AM in Boston / 4:00 PM in Abu Dhabi is your safest recurring slot. Watch the DST gap — when Boston changes its clocks and Abu Dhabi stays the same, this window slides by an hour.
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Long-distance relationships, parents working overseas, grandkids in Auckland and grandparents in London. The work guides do not really apply. Here is a practical playbook for keeping family relationships strong across time zones. -