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Re:Researchers find IQ scores dropping since the 1970s by MisterTea on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @10:17AM (#17303261)
Life gets in the way. In my late 30's, full time job, side business, and managing properties makes things very difficult. Hobbies take a big back seat to all of that. I only have a few hours every night to tinker with stuff whereas in my 20's I had a single job and no other worries.
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Re:Researchers find IQ scores dropping since the 1970s by Steve44 on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @10:46AM (#17303563)
> I only have a few hours every night to tinker with stuff

Count yourself lucky, I reckon I usually get at most 2 hours if I really force it and most nights hardly anything. We've family, kids, house, own business etc and that just eats away at everything else.

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Re:Researchers find IQ scores dropping since the 1970s by bjoli on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @11:46AM (#17304157)
Unless I stop sleeping I get at most 45 minutes of own-time per day. Apart from the frustration of not getting to have any hobbies, I kind of like it. The whole frustrating experience of kids and hose work is in a way what I really need. My hobbies (computers and programming) have had effects on my life that have been detrimental to my mental health in the long run.
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Re:Researchers find IQ scores dropping since the 1970s by ams6110 on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @11:47AM (#17304180)
Most nights I come home, eat, and go to bed. Free time if there is any is only on weekends.
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