i think it's important to acknowledge when you're working and when you're playing. working on fun things isn't inherently bad, and can lead to actual productiv

i think it's important to acknowledge when you're working and when you're playing. working on fun things isn't inherently bad, and can lead to actual productivity when the things you learn during your fun geeky tangents turn out to be useful to the actual work. but if you start convincing yourself that the fun distraction is the actual work you need to be getting done, then you might have a problem. (not to say that actual work can't be fun too. jut saying make sure you know which is which)