As a software developer who has the ability to create things people want, that alone makes me happier than some of my non-programmer friends in their jobs. > O

As a software developer who has the ability to create things people want, that alone makes me happier than some of my non-programmer friends in their jobs. > Of all the purposes of education, I think the most useful is this: It prepares you to keep yourself entertained. It gives you a better chance of an interesting job. Those who stare at the TV for hours might as well be sitting on a stone under a tree in a primeval village; indeed, that might offer more interest and variety. I can't remember the last time I felt bored. I can't eat, drink or talk, and yet I have so many other resources to keep myself entertained. I think I must be a case study.