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Post by rickie on Dec 13, 2009 23:17:43 GMT -5
I'm with 60isolderthanithot -- I know it's too long whenever I start suspecting that it is... For me it's not just internet but the computer, period. Um, Civilization IV for 17 hours straight, anyone? Talk about sore eyes...  I have to set time limits. I also delete bookmarks to boards that I think I'm over-visiting, funny how sometimes I don't miss them at all. Time limits cause me to be more picky about how I spend my time on the computer, so I tend to spend less on crap and more on sites/activities that improve my life or educate me rather than just entertain me. |
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Post by yearning4order on Dec 13, 2009 23:36:53 GMT -5
I think this will vary for each of us.
I find that the chat challenges force a nice balance for me of doing/hanging at computer.
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Post by shopgirl on Dec 14, 2009 1:45:21 GMT -5
I am online all day, every day! It's a huge problem! But I also have the TV on while I am online, so at least I am efficient in my time-wasting.
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Post by BetsyMarie on Dec 14, 2009 13:13:49 GMT -5
Like about everything else, the computer is both a blessing and a curse. I spend way too much time online and fritter a lot of my time here and eslewhere.
But if not for the computer, I would not have found this place and likely would not be decluttering right now with support. It helps to be working with others towards a common goal.
The internet also provides an extended social life of sorts that I dont have elsewhere. Real life would be better of course, and I do have good RL friends and activities, but until I get the house clean, they are not as complete as they could be. And talking to people on the internet is relaxed and at a pace I can set. I'm not a people person.
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Post by echo on Dec 14, 2009 13:51:25 GMT -5
Something else triggered my clutterous ways,
however, my home was spotless pre-computer.
18 hour computer days leaves
no time for anything else.
I luv, luv, luv all the computer and
internet has to offer,,,,,,,
I must learn to practice moderation.
It has not been a good thing to drown
my sorrows with unlimited computer time.
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Post by shopgirl on Dec 14, 2009 14:59:20 GMT -5
Okay, I just set my timer on the computer to ring 30 minutes from now. This would be a good habit for me: 30 minutes in the morning, and 30 minutes in the evening to get to all my websites and emails. We'll see how it goes!
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Post by northernslob on Dec 14, 2009 15:06:44 GMT -5
For me personally, being online most of the time when I am in my home distracts me from things I dread and the distraction of the mind also help with the anxiety that cleaning/sorting stuff and so on starts.
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