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Re: How much LEGO time is TOO much LEGO time?
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In lugnet.general, Brad Hamilton writes:
> I was thinking today about how much time I spend building LEGO models (My
> own stuff, not sets).
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> I realized that I spend an average of at least 2-3 hours a day, every day.
> This includes dry periods where I'm doing something else or take a break for
> a few days (because there are other days where I'll "play" for about 6-8
> hours!).
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> So, this is about 14-21 hours a week! That's quite a bit of time for a
> hobby.
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> However, other folks spend that much time or more watching TV, so I suppose
> LEGO building is better than that.
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> What do other people think? Is it unhealthy to build LEGO that much? Are
> other people worse?
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> I'm curious.
I spend at least the same amount of time as you. Often more. I don't
finish very many projects, mostly experiment with an idea and scrap it when
finished. I spend a lot of time stairing intently at my collection with the
intention of building soemthing awesome and do nothing more than connect a
few pieces then go to work.
Does that make me a Lego loser? :^)
~Kirby~
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| Acually, I spend a good deal of time pondering as well. Usually, I'll play around with a few special parts, putting some new pieces on, and taking off others, until I get something I'm excited about. Kirby Warden <inourimage@msn.com> wrote in (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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| I was thinking today about how much time I spend building LEGO models (My own stuff, not sets). I realized that I spend an average of at least 2-3 hours a day, every day. This includes dry periods where I'm doing something else or take a break for a (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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