[quantadev]

All great programmers are exactly like this. We have a relentless insatiable desire to always be fixing problems, solving challenges/mysteries, and/or just creating. When you mix those psychological tendencies with the other aspect many of us share, called HFA, you end up also with extremely focused and narrow interests, as well.

What I tell myself (which is true) when I notice I've perhaps done something where the effort might not be worth the pay off, is that life itself is about the journey not the destination. As they say "The Journey _is_ the Destination", which applies to my other hobby, riding motorcycles. You can always get anywhere "better" in a car, but it's more fun on two wheels.