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Re:Working hours: Get a life by piyush_soni on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @12:20PM (#6445481)
Exactly. When people shout it online "Get a life", they really don't understand for some people the work we do might really be fun, as horse riding, gambling, or drinking and dancing in pubs is for them.
Re:Working hours: Get a life by polskibus on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @12:24PM (#6445510)
Just beware blurring the line - it's sometimes first step towards burnout. I wanted to give a reference, here's an article from forbes, http://www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2013/04/01/10-signs-yo...

There are studies that show that work preoccupation outside working ours can be a sign of burnout (incoming or undergoing). I know it's great to love your job, that's what flow state is all about, but there can be a darker side to it as well.

Re:Working hours: Get a life by piyush_soni on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @02:00PM (#6446185)
Yeah, I understand that. And I do other things to just take a break, even though I find them less interesting then my programming. Also, just to clarify, I spend less time (even lesser than the official time) on the 'official' job that I do. I mostly work on other open source scripts in the free time, which are also helpful for people besides being fun.