ECKLEBURG
2004-09-30 - 2:29 p.m.
So I tried doing my “yellow vs. blue” test today, but I screwed something up somehow, and both cups tasted like complete poop. So will have to try again tomorrow.
So I have been feeling like I haven’t been pulling my weight at work last week and this week, mainly because I have been unusually addicted to the internet.. I don’t have any programs that have hard and fast deliverables right now, so without that extra motivation to get this or that done by a certain time, I have been especially prey to allowing myself to postponing everything I should be doing in favor of endless stories about Bush, Kerry, the Denver Broncos, Real Estate house info, Slashdot, blogs, and more.
To correct this bad habit, I have grounded myself from the internet for a week. Unless I have a legitimate need to go to a site, I may not touch the internet. I have, however, made the small exception of being able to blog. Blogging is a good internet habit, I believe, and since it does not fit into the Eckleburg definition of web surfing, I thought it fair to exempt..
I have now been internet free for 6 hours, and I have to say I have been noticeably more productive in getting things done. Not so much of a surprise there, of course. I have caught myself inadvertently moving my mouse to my links to my favorite sites more times than I would care to admit. The hardest time so far has been when I have those few free moments where I am waiting for something to load, or I am on hold etc. You know – where others might be playing solitaire – that’s when I feel the urge to surf. But so far so good – no shaking or violent illness or other withdrawal symptoms yet.
