[OT] Extra time spent

[w0rp via Digitalmars-d]

On Monday, 2 June 2014 at 17:41:09 UTC, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> On 6/1/2014 7:59 PM, w0rp wrote:
>> I can't get enough of programming myself. I'm only 25 at the 
>> moment, but
>> programming has been endless fun for me.
>
> I always used to be like that (hell, I was *known* for that). 
> But then once I started doing it for $ that quickly sucked most 
> of the enjoyment out of it. Seems to be that everything changes 
> when you're doing something as a job instead of just for the 
> heck of it.
>
> Like cooking: The worst jobs I've ever had (by far) were in 
> restaurants, but I've slowly been enjoying cooking at home more 
> and more. Last night I've even cooked up a little something 
> just to unwind, which was quite a strange first for me.
>
> Anyway, point being, doing something for a paycheck always 
> seems to change it just enough to suck all the fun out of it. 
> At least for me anyway.

I've been working off and on for three years now and it hasn't 
changed my opinion about it. I'm still like, "Hey, this is 
awesome."