[alexnking]

Exactly - I don't understand why even computer literate people have trouble understanding that computers aren't "an" activity, they're a gateway to millions of them, limited by your imagination.

My parents also limited the time I could spend on a computer... and I ended up writing programs on paper while I waited for the next day :P

[michaelchisari]

It can be more complicated than that, though. People need down time, we need an opportunity to reflect on what we've learned instead of jumping to the next thing.