[hackeronymous]

I should probably mention that even though I spent 20h/day working on it, I spent/spend virtually every waking hour either reading/writing/thinking about writing software/business. I don't drink, I don't do drugs, I don't party. I live with my fiancee, and work pretty much every waking hour on something or other. I don't have a blog because it would consume too much time, and I don't interact with other developers because I worry that it will pull me toward the middle of the bell curve. I worry that I may be going insane, but only passively.

[calambrac]

I don't interact with other developers because I worry that it will pull me toward the middle of the bell curve.

Didn't you say you used RoR? You're okay with using other folks high-level code, but you think interacting with them will pull you towards the middle of the bell curve. Interesting.

[qhoxie]

I don't interact with other developers because I worry that it will pull me toward the middle of the bell curve

This will almost surely be damaging to your career and education. If this means that you are too easily influenced or cannot identify a good influence, then I would focus on improving that in yourself.

Surrounding yourself with intelligent people in a field such as this is incredibly important. You are missing out otherwise.