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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by yaddayadda on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @02:20PM (#6098023)
10 hours a day, 7 days a week, for almost 6 months

While it is far from a definitive diagnosis, it isn't 'normal'.

Without a doubt it is ambitious, and her progress thus far impressive!

If only we all had 10 hours a day for a full 6 month period to spend pursuing ambitious goals ...

Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by thenomad on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @02:30PM (#6098117)
Shrug. Maybe it depends on whom you hang out with. Personally I spend a lot of time with successful entrepreneur and creative types. This sort of focus and commitment, whilst it's definitely laudable, isn't abnormal amongst that crowd.
Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by yaddayadda on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @03:08PM (#6098358)
"Maybe it depends on whom you hang out with."

...and your existing bills and how you are able to pay for them.

I've got a 1 hour commute each direction, and an 8 hour a day, soul-sucking, brain-energy-sucking job. (HN is sanity retention medicine for me.) By the time I get home in the evening, fix dinner for the kids and me, eat, catch up with the family, etc. I don't have a lot of time or energy for anything else.

Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by ShirtlessRod on Thursday July 25, 2013 @07:52PM (#6105740)
Well, obviously you don't hang around with the cool kids, then. :)