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You say you have a day job, make regular open source contributions, have a girlfriend, a social life and not much free time. Sounds like you've got things figur
by wyw 17y ago
You say you have a day job, make regular open source contributions, have a girlfriend, a social life and not much free time. Sounds like you've got things figured out pretty well as it is.
I would mostly stick with the current plan if I were you. Maybe you could pick up some scientific textbooks to read during your commute or during a lunch break. But it sounds like more than that could negatively affect your work/life balance if your description is accurate.
- jperras 17y agoYou're probably quite right. I guess that, as someone who has spent most of their teenage and adult life absorbing knowledge at a very rapid rate, it's both new and slightly disconcerting to know that I simply have less time to _learn_.
- wyw 17y agoIndeed. Given that we are not immortal and have finite time, we have to make sacrifices somewhere. I have a friend who has opted to sacrifice his health, social life and romantic life for his intellectual and career ambitions. It's always an option but I don't like what I see.
- davidw 17y agoWait until you have kids:-) Lots of learning, and definitely rewarding, but there's certainly less time for hacking/learning.