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

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## 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.