I had a friend in college who was addicted to an MMO - not quite at the hours you describe, but not far off. Every semester when finals came around, we tried to tear him away from his computer and help him study, but he never listened. When convincing/arguing/pleading failed (and eventually, it always failed), we would hide or break his game CDs, but he would buy, pirate, borrow, or otherwise find a new copy. He failed out of school.
Seek professional help. Talk to the counselors at your school.
Though the intended audience might not RTFM on their own, they might accept and read a short, clear, non-condescending instructional book if its given to them by someone whose experience they trust (local computer guru/techno-literate son/daughter/neighbor's son/daugther). The book could be a nice cap to any repair job, as in when you're done fixing someone's computer for the nth time, hand them this book and say "You seem to be having a lot of trouble with xyz. I've found this book to be really helpful to me. Why don't you try reading through it?"
I rarely read a manual unless I have to, but if someone who's familiar with my current task and whose opinion I trust suggests that I read something before diving into a new task, I'll probably follow the suggestion.
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I had a friend in college who was addicted to an MMO - not quite at the hours you describe, but not far off. Every semester when finals came around, we tried to tear him away from his computer and help him study, but he never listened. When convincing/arguing/pleading failed (and eventually, it always failed), we would hide or break his game CDs, but he would buy, pirate, borrow, or otherwise find a new copy. He failed out of school.
Seek professional help. Talk to the counselors at your school.
Though the intended audience might not RTFM on their own, they might accept and read a short, clear, non-condescending instructional book if its given to them by someone whose experience they trust (local computer guru/techno-literate son/daughter/neighbor's son/daugther). The book could be a nice cap to any repair job, as in when you're done fixing someone's computer for the nth time, hand them this book and say "You seem to be having a lot of trouble with xyz. I've found this book to be really helpful to me. Why don't you try reading through it?"
I rarely read a manual unless I have to, but if someone who's familiar with my current task and whose opinion I trust suggests that I read something before diving into a new task, I'll probably follow the suggestion.