I have to break this down into a few categories as to how time was spent in front of the PC. I'll admit that I don't use my computer time as effectively as I could be (as I tend to be lurking around here ;) but I justify that as Perl research, yeah), but I think that my time now has been improved much, at least in terms of efficiency.
Note: I love my wife, and so I'm not mad that I don't game nearly as much anymore. ;)
Each item is listed in terms of hours.
- Pre-marriage, during college time
- Work in front of PC: 5
- At home (chatting|MUDding|coding for MUDs): 6
- Doing homework on PC: 0.2 if that
- Pre-marriage, during off-time (summer, spring break)
- Work in front of PC: 5
- At home (chatting|MUDding|coding for MUDs): 12
- Post-marriage, during school
- Work in front of PC: 3 to 7, depending on day
- At home (FPS games|MUDding): <1
- Homework: 2 to 3, depending on day
- Post-marriage, during off-time
- Work in front of PC: 8 to 10
- At home (FPS games|MUDding): 0 to 2
I hope those married people out there don't take offense ;) I love my wife, and I really was too hooked on MUDs. At one point, I was head coder on one mud, and actively coded/played on at least two other muds, spending a few hours a day for each one. I slept literally about 4-6 hours a night, if I was lucky.
For those not in the know: A MUD is like Everquest, but with pure text, no graphics whatsoever unless it's ASCII art, which really makes for an interesting MUD.
~Brian
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