Offline Lessons
Sep 28th, 2008 by Nola
After a rough start, I did it! I stayed offline for a week. It got easier each day, and by today I wasn’t even itching to get online.
So, what did I learn?
I learned that I go to bed several hours earlier when I am not online. Gaining those 2+ hours of sleep has been wonderful.
Being consistently away from the computer gave me TIME. Time to read (yanno, books), time to plan and throw a party, time to spend with my family.
What did I miss? Here’s what I wasn’t sure about. I missed googling things (and admit I had to bend and do a few, but just a few!, searches). I also really missed Twitter; I missed twitter a lot. But I also learned that I had let my time spent on Twitter become a bad habit.
And I missed reading your blogs. And again, although I missed it, I learned that I spent too much time with blogs and not enough time with my family, books, knitting, writing….
So although I really, really, really missed Twitter and reading blogs, my time doing both going forward will be less.
I will continue to write on my blog as well as on a new project offline. But my priorities have been readjusted. This is a good thing. And I hope my writing and my topics going forward reflect this new insight.
It’s so nice to have my fingers on the keys again! Oh, internet, you are an underappreciated friend!
Stumble it!
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Hmmmm…that answers what you’re going to do with your time at home, but what about the office, where the pull of the Twitter remains a powerful force?
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But you were sorely missed on Twitter! And on your blog. And on my blog.
But I agree, the internet is a time-gobbler.
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Woohoo!!!! Welcome back!
Missed ya!
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Oooh I like the new design. =) Welcome back! It’s always nice to take a break but the second you come back, it just sucks you back in.
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Good to have you back!! I missed ya!!
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A little time away is nice. But I’m glad it was just a little time.
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Good for you. The internet eats waaaaayyyyy too much of my time as well. Especially since some of my closest friends are on myspace. Being away from the internet means not getting to talk to them. Can’t do it!!!
But I’d like to. I should take a week or two with no internet and no DAMNED tv.
Who am I kidding? Miss Heroes, Life and One Tree Hill? Never happen. It’s official. I am just another nameless, faceless zombie, feeding the machine.
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I hear ya!
Been away for a week too, and as fun as it was, I’m glad to be back.
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Good for you! I did this, for the most part, when we went on vacation last month. Then week before last, we were without power thanks to Ike (in OHIO) and did it again. It is liberating, but it’s such a stress reliever for me! I really missed it!
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I admire your determination to do this for a week, AND are making adjustments after your assessment. I hear you on the Twitter thing. I was starting to feel as if Twitter and Plurk were really eating away at what little time I had, so I’ve cut down on that, too. Strangely enough, I don’t miss it that much
Best wishes on your offline endeavors. I’m sure you’ll rock it out!
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