Taking a Break
“All it takes a person to be a better, more interesting, more productive, and more-well rounded human being is for someone to sever their internet connection.”
- Myself, April 28, 2010.
I’d just like to take a moment to announce that I’m taking a break from the internet for about a month. I haven’t been juggling my internet personality, summertime studies, and full-time job nearly as effectively as I had hoped to be. And of those three things that occupy most of my time (besides sleeping, obviously), the online bit is the one that would be most beneficial to sever temporarily. Hopefully I’ll be able to make the most of this break and finally become the diligent and industrious person I always wanted to be, although it must be said that I’m as doubtful as you are that this will actually happen.
I’ll still be coming online to check my gmail every so often, mostly so that I don’t ignore any crucial information from the university, but that will be the extent of my online actions. No more browsing forums aimlessly, killing time with inane videos, staying up until the early morning listening to music, spending six hours writing an article or review… really, just no more wasting time in general. With all this extra time in the day, hopefully I’ll be able to force myself to do something productive.
I aim to stay offline until August 20th, so until then…
- Andrew G.
It’s probably too late at this point, but I recommend you see Inception again while you’re taking an online break.
I enjoyed it immensely on second viewing; more so than the first time. There were lots of little details I didn’t catch the first time.