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03-02-2010, 10:13 PM
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Why is the internet so addicting?
As if I have nothing better to do.....
I check my facebook, check my website, write on my new blog, check my e-mail, check WAHM, maybe window shop for a minute, then do it all over again! I have 10-15 minute intervals to do this seeing as how I'm also taking care of my children, cleaning the house, cooking dinner, and doing whatever else needs to be done. Is it just me? or is this normal? I'm on the computer asking if it's ok to be addicted to the computer? My goodness.... 
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03-03-2010, 09:44 AM
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Yeah, totally normal and a serious problem for some people. People have lost relationships behind social games, social media and online communities.
About Email: If it's that important, someone will call you. Leave email to 3-4 times a day. And don't just 'check' email, consider it actual work time...clearing your inbox, filing your emails into folders, replying to all emails, etc. Same goes with Facebook. TASK it....know what you're going to do exactly, otherwise you go around in circles. Children and House - schedule that. My 5 and 6 year olds are in school til 2:30pm. From 2:30pm to 8pm it's HOME time....no Internet. If someone really needs me, they'll call. During home time I'll clean, do dinner, prepare meals ahead of time, etc. Then when they go to bed, I'm "allowed" to go back to work aka online. LOL Don't let it take over. Free yourself. You'll feel sooo much better. HTH!
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03-03-2010, 09:47 AM
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Oh! And to answer the original question... WHY??
I believe it's the instant gratification factor.
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03-03-2010, 02:45 PM
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It is addicting, isn't it? I mean, Conan O'Brien now has a a Twitter account. I have to make a better effort about reading more books. My writing ability has slipped a bit.
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03-04-2010, 06:47 AM
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That's not so good that we 've substituted real life for screens, but that's modern life, we still have to earn, communicate, search for news or info
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03-04-2010, 06:25 PM
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Yes it is addicting. The Internet is so full of activities that caters to everybody needs. Facebook is a perfect example, a lot of people are addicted to that social network and they don't even know it.
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03-06-2010, 07:24 AM
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I don't think it's addicting as much as it has become such a necessary tool, like a microwave oven. We use the internet to invest, do our banking, correspond with friends and family, for entertainment, to pay bills, to get driving directions, etc. It would be pretty hard on us if someone suddenly took all that away.
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03-07-2010, 01:55 PM
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For someone with a curious mind like mine, the internet is a TERRIBLE thing. I lookup one thing, think of something else I am curious about, and now it's three hours later
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03-07-2010, 01:58 PM
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Did I forget to mention my raging addiction to Full Tilt Poker (the free games).
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03-11-2010, 08:31 PM
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Internet Addiction?
No, I could not live without my internet. Just try taking it away!
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