This Will Only Take a Minute, The Pain Will Only Be Passing
posted by Driusan on January 12th, 2004 at 12:33AM
posted by Driusan on January 12th, 2004 at 12:33AM
I've decided that there are two things that stop me from getting much work done, even when I do have http://www.misfortunate.o...i/P2PBrowserIdea decent ideas, which I find interesting. They boil down to
* I'm not horribly self-motivated.
* When I get bored I'm easily distracted by TV or the internet instead of doing anything productive.
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So in order to see what happens, I'm going to remove 2 from my life for a week (and hopefully that will improve 1 for the better.)
We're already limited to about 6 channels on TV here since the satalite stopped working, so that won't be a problem. I've decided that Monday Jan. 12 at 8:00PM (a completely arbitrary time) I'll yank the ethernet cable out of my computer until the following Monday, same time. If you have anything to say to me say it before then. And if you see me online between those times, then kick me next time you see me.
Notes:
* The web server (and hence this site) will still be connected, but if something goes wrong I probably won't fix it right away.
* Ricky or Jess, call me sometime. You can get my number from ICQ or from the wiki.
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Good Luck!
posted by jess on January 12th, 2004 at 4:06PM I hope this little experiment turns out well for you! However, I would think it would be more beneficial if you were carrying a full course load this term but a little bit is better than nothing. :)
So are we all going to do dinner sometime now that you have more time? :P |
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(This comment is the victim of reparenting)
posted by rick on January 12th, 2004 at 11:51AM And here I thought you'd disappear as a result of your http://www.misfortunate.org/wiki/Dtmacfar monitor dying on you ...
Anyway, I'll call as soon as I figure out where and when to go, which I don't see happening in the near future ... maybe I'll call just to test your willpower then ... :P |
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posted by dsk on January 12th, 2004 at 1:05AM Its a common misconception that removing something like #2 will help #1.
If you give up video games, you surf the net more, if you give that up, you watch tv more, if you give that up you read more, and so and on. This was true for me (when i tried it), and I think I read that somewhere as well. If you're motivated to do something, you'll do it with or without distractions, if you can't... its probably because you more in love with the idea of doing it, then actually doing it. By all means, go right ahead though, its a good test of willpower. TV/net are like crack. While you're at it, resolve to get some exercise, give up chips and lose some weight. |
