The computer is quickly challenging the TV as the ultimate media distraction in our homes. We're always attached to it, and the laptop makes it just that much easier to allow the computer to follow us wherever we go. So, when we saw 43 Folders' post entitled "How To Divorce Your Laptop," we chuckled, but quickly took note of some wise (albeit obvious) tips to remind ourselves of from time to time. Our favorite tip, institute a laptop curfew. That is, an hour at night when you no longer allow yourself access to the computer, no exceptions. Do you have a time in your home when the laptop (or computer) goes to bed and your household becomes an internet-free zone?
Um yeah...no way in hell :-)
I read the article and it seems that people need to develop boundaries. I am online alllll the time...from the time I wake up 6:40a until the time I go to bed 1a or later. But that is because I want to be. I live by myself and work out of my home in a semi-remote area. So my laptop is my link to the outside world.
Now that the Colorado Rockies are in the World Series (GO ROX!) I'll be watching TV a bit more, but normally I don't actively watch for more than 30 minutes a night. And there are times when I go for 2-3 days without turning on the TV.
Ultimately, you do what you do because you want to do it :-)
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What's up with that ugly chain necklace!!!?
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KathinCO - that's true, to a point, but I'm sure we all know how easy it is to fall into habits that are less than healthy, or to keep doing the same thing even though it no longer contributes to our quality of life. Or, in some cases, to fail to comprehend (or admit) to what degree our consumption habits affect us. I'm sure there are lots of people who benefit from the nudge to think about such things.
For myself, yes, I'm better off when I do cut back on the stimuli later in the evening, even when I feel like doing otherwise.
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Yes. I don't use my laptop during the week. Weekends only. I spend every weekday in front of a computer working. My weekday evenings are computer-free time.
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