What the smartest people do on the weekend is what everyone else will do during the week in ten years

Metadata

• Author: [[Chris Dixon]]
• Full Title: What the smartest people do on the weekend is what everyone else will do during the week in ten years
• Category: #articles
• URL: https://cdixon.org/2013/03/02/what-the-smartest-people-do-on-the-weekend-is-what-everyone-else-will-do-during-the-week-in-ten-years/

Highlights

• Many breakthrough technologies were hatched by hobbyists in garages and dorm rooms. Prominent examples include the PC, the web, blogs, and most open source software.
• Hobbies are what the smartest people spend their time on when they aren’t constrained by near-term financial goals.
  • Tags: [[favorite]] [[hobbies]]
• It’s a good bet these present-day hobbies will seed future industries. What the smartest people do on the weekends is what everyone else will do during the week in ten years.