[OT] Extra time spent

[currysoup via Digitalmars-d]

On Friday, 30 May 2014 at 14:45:22 UTC, Etienne wrote:
> On 2014-05-30 7:35 AM, Chris wrote:
>> Reading through Adam's book at home made me think about how 
>> much time
>> I've spent reading / learning / thinking about programs 
>> outside the
>> office. I read TDPL in my spare time. I checked out things in 
>> the D
>> Cookbook in my spare time and applied them the next day, like 
>> loads of
>> other things about programming and actual programs. I guess 
>> most people
>> here have similar experiences. The issue is that most 
>> employers don't
>> really appreciate this. Are we mad or just passionate?
>
> It's one of those jobs you just can't leave behind you when 
> you're out of the office.
>
> I've longed being talented enough to control that like a 
> hand-switch in the mind. It's what motivates me to keep 
> learning outside the job. A very vicious circle that fuels me 
> daily.

The best way to stop working once you get home is get a worse job 
:)