There is a Lot of Very Good Technical People in the World

It is really disheartening. Finally I get to experience still how far my skills are compared to the world. Let me see now. If I want to catch up to them, I really need to be in front of a computer almost TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY! And being in front of the computer doesn't mean booting up in Windows, watching Naruto, updating blogs, reading mails, chatting and reading NBA.com. It means doing something worthwhile -- tinkering with Linux, visiting different technical sites, joining different open source projects and mailing lists, and participating in different technical discussions. Or if you want a short cut, find a new technology. Gamble on that technology. Study it and hopefully be a master of that technology before anyone else has a chance to get a glimpse of that technology.
Hey. I'm not implying that "gurus" don't have a life. What I am just saying is that, for me to reach their levels, I practically have to give up my "life".