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Originally Posted by SirAdrian

If you sit on your backside all day then yeah, you are missing out.

If you are self employed you can set your own hours, spend more time with your family, and even have them near when you are working. We're expecting a little girl this fall, and I couldn't imagine being away from them for months at a time. I am not limited to working in one physical location, which lets me travel as I want to. Best of both words? I think so.

I've travelled around a bit due to programming too... met a few clients of mine in North America, and will probably continue to meet them worldwide in the years to come.

Just because you are coding, it doesn't mean you sit on your ass all day and have no social life.

Where have I said you have no social life?

My point is being, I'd never do coding as a profession -- there is more to life. YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE! At least in the Royal Marines you get a sense of achievement

I'm not on the computer as much as I'd like now - life is too short to sit in front of a computer all day.