Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] predicting the future

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> That, young grasshopper, is why you use those formative years to 
> become devious =)
>
> On a more serious note, I firmly believe that the malaise you're 
> talking about comes about largely because as we get older, we settle 
> into patterns of work/sleep/work/sleep that simply doesn't require a 
> whole lot of additional thought. The brain is just like any other 
> organ, if it goes unused, then it atrophies.

I'd say mine have come from periods of depression and stress and by just 
not having time to do anything but your work and sleep pattern. I get up 
at 8am for work and often don't get home until 8pm. By the time you eat 
dinner it's time for bed. I do usually work on my own projects for about 
four to six hours a night but my work is no where as energetic, 
creative, or successful as when I could work pretty much 24 hours a day 
on it. What a loss for everyone.

I guess that sounds egotistical but I know how quickly I devoured 
information and came up with solutions to hard problems.. there was a 
lot of potential to make the world better there which is now mostly 
gone. I'd like to see us, humanity, provide better environments for our 
young geeks to work in as I think it'd make us progress much faster. 
From about 12 to 32 seems the peak years for geeks as well as it is for 
professional sports players and geeks have a lot more to offer so why 
not give them the resources they need? I peaked at 17 due to a 
combination of girl and financial problems - we could at least take care 
of the financial issues. ;)

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