E-mails distract and divert me too much. I get too involved in the answering when necessary.

Blog surfing is another vice, though usually only a few hours a week.

guess I don’t have an addictive personality.
(Some might say ‘None’)

Pete.

I think everything should be taken in moderation and to John’s point - yes, many of us get so involved into the daily tasks “we have to” complete on the net that I think we forget the Ultimate “WHY” we had to do it in first place!

Alex

You are so right by what you are saying and even I can learn from this comment too as I tend to take things too much either way. So thank you for saying what you did. It really helps us to smell the roses and open our eyes even more and I hope that many tired out, busted “Internet fanatics” will read this and take something from it to make the world a better place!

Thank you
Monika
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I have a spouse, children parents and many other family members. All of whom require love and attention.

I have a community in which I live that requires regular participation on my part. The School System. City, County, State and Federal governments to be run. Representatives must be selected, meetings attended, and programs created and monitored. You remember: …government BY THE PEOPLE.

I have a Spiritual community that requires my regular involvement.

And dear friends that need to be touched.

“In touch”. What a damn lie! Ignorance means: to ignore. Stupid means: in a stupor. We all have our biases. We have to be on guard against a world that preys on the ignorant and stupid.

10 - 15 hours a day in front of a computer making money, twittering, blogging, and trying to keep “in touch” with what’s happening on the internet is flat out not an option for 95% of the people on this earth! Not to mention the fact that this type of obsession is known to be unhealthy.

Have you not noticed - things are not going real well for Mother Earth and a majority of her inhabitants. Do you actually think that spending your life on the internet is going to save us? Or you? Do you think that getting rich is going to protect and save you?

Data is not Knowledge. Knowledge is not Wisdom. Change will not occur because you’re sitting in front of a computer. Change requires us to get up and go out and DO something.

LIFE requires a lot more participation and responsibility than just making money or mental masterbation.

This is not intended as a put down. It’s a reminder from one of your other Big Brothers. We are much much more than a unit of production. Or a consumer. Or Pavlovs dogs.

And we don’t NEED the internet to know we’re all already “connected”! Always have been. So I agree Monika, with emphasis - we HAVE to stop and smell the roses. And “reach out and touch someone”. And, beware of “geeks” bearing gifts.

Keep Love in the loop,
- John

@ Chris: good point. I’m glad for you that you have managed to do the same amount in less time and still get time away from the computer. Plus time away is good for the health anyway. That reminds me, isn’t the 4th screen free day?

@ Tim: I had the same problem, Nowadays i only allow myself to check my inbox after i finish a couple of tasks first. It helps.

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Interestingly, I have gone from 15 - 18 hours a day online to about 12. I’m no more productive and no less productive. Just need the time away from the screen.