Computer Usage vs. "Work"
Scoble writes:
"My computer usage isn't all work. I talk with my friends on IM. I watch training videos on it. I play video games on it. I edit my photos and email those around. I weblog. And I do a lot more. So do most of my compadres at Microsoft.
The problem is that the computer not only allows me to do my job, but it also lets me have fun, meet people, share my life with them, and much more. "
Well said, Robert. I too am "on the computer" for an average of 10-14 hours per day, though I would say I spend less than 8 hours per day "working".
However, even during my "non-working" hours, I spend a good bit of that time reading emails, reading blogs, and IM-chatting with the people on my contact list, 95% of whom are fellow .NET coders and community people. And as a self-employed consultant, most of my projects come through networking contacts or peers, so even this "chatting" time sometimes adds to my bottom line, not to mention being a whole lot of fun in the process. So for me at least, the lines between "work" and "not work" are pretty blurry.
Datagrid Girl