If you can find some decent folks who have similar interests in technology, there are bound to be a few with expansive libraries willing to loan you a couple of books every month. (Hey, I even talked my mother into reading a book on GNOME and a book about the Gimp.)

Putting in an hour or so every other day will get you through the average O'Reilly book every couple of weeks. Retaining information may be a problem if you don't have a way to play with it immediately, but there are enough examples of good design (like UUCP, strangely enough) that the common elements will stick around in your subconscious.

Turn off the TV for a while and read, or play around and experiment with a new module or a question and answer you don't quite understand.

Oh, and go for 30+ minute walks every other day, or lift weights, but get regular exercise. It clears the head, gets the blood flowing, sends oxygen to the brain, and produces all sorts of good chemicals. If you haven't been in the habit before, you'll be surprised how much it helps with everything else. (After the first couple of weeks, anyway.)

In reply to Re: Desperately Seeking PerlaBR(Practical Ecumenical Real Life Advice) by chromatic
in thread Desperately Seeking Perla<BR>(Practical Ecumenical Real Life Advice) by adamsj

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