Yeah, true. FWIW, I was oversimplifying with the coding example -- I'm sure it would take me forever to learn a functional language, but while I love programmi

Yeah, true. FWIW, I was oversimplifying with the coding example -- I'm sure it would take me forever to learn a functional language, but while I love programming, I don't necessarily have the passion for it that would lead to me learning a functional language. I need a reason to learn it, and then I'll love it when I do -- without that reason, I don't really see the point. And yeah, I probably just don't hard enough at it at home. I wish I didn't have the day job -- if I could spend 8 hours a day working on my own stuff, I'm sure things would be different. Thanks for your perspective though, it is helpful. I do know the secret of hard work, after all, that's how I got where I am today. I just tend to only deploy said hard work when I'm at work. Though this is changing, I think, as I become less and less attached to my current job. I spent five years personally invested in the AC projects, but now I don't have as much to give on my current work project. Lots to think about anyway.