Is Uncle Pliny obsessed with work?

He does all his studies in the bustle of the city

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He reads over dinner

He gets carried around Rome so he can study

He makes his secretary wear long sleves so he can make notes

Instead of spending spare time relaxing he spends it studying

He makes notes on every book he makes

He was accustomed to say every book was of use

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He thinks any time not spent studying is work

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He sleeps the 'littlest amount' so he can study as much as possible

He studies when on journeys

He works when at the baths in the inner rooms - he only stops reading when in the baths

He gets up before dawn to work