Are you ADDICTED to the internet?

[Wilko]

I am starting to worry about how much time I spend online (like now) when I could be doing so many other things. Sometimes I annoy myself that I am online for the sake of it, not for anything important but just flicking around sites with no real importance.

If you totalled up your usage in a week would it shock you? Anyone else questionned the amount they use the web?

 

[clippedgull]

Yes! Far too much. The Internet is a time killer in so many ways.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Definitely.

 

[Braders]

every waking minute of every day - either on my laptop or through my Blackberry , I need help

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Since I got my iPhone and can quickly and easily view NSC yes, I do find myself spending too much time on the web. I do not put in long shifts though, it's more those 10-15 mins gaps in our days that I fill with NSC. I used to pick up a paper or read a book.

Before my iPhone the time it took to fire up my laptop served as a deterrent.

 

[Wilko]

Since I got my iPhone and can quickly and easily view NSC yes, I do find myself spending too much time on the web. I do not put in long shifts though, it's more those 10-15 mins gaps in our days that I fill with NSC. I used to pick up a paper or read a book.

Before my iPhone the time it took to fire up my laptop served as a deterrent.

I too used to read a LOT, however that time now seems to be eaten up on 'teh webz' . I may try and limit myslef to an hour a day or summat.

 

[Titanic]

NO, I can handle it.

 

[CAPTAIN GREALISH]

YES used to drink alot , gamble ,shag the wife .now on line all the time

 

[NMH]

A bit, but it's a necessary evil. Business, personal, sports, news,..... and it's become part of several aspects of my life.

Not so sure if its' a good thing or not, but it doesn't stop me cooking, gardening, going to gigs and pubs and mates' places, other work, sighseeing etc blablabla. So - sometimes an enabler, but sometimes not.

 

[kevo]

The question is what would you otherwise be doing instead? I rarely watch TV these days as I'm always online. TV is a much greater waste of time, IMO - at least you are interacting on the net.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Yes deffo addicted but are far worse things to be addicted to I spose

 

[Poyetry In Motion]

Not exactly addicted, but I feel compelled to use it in my daily life ( online banking,booking tickets NSC, sports betting, wikipedia etc etc) and to not use it would feel old hat.
I wonder what Tim Berners-Lee makes of it all?

 

[16bha]

No,not addicted, but I have spent hours, days, even months online researching those that are. Don't know why, but I just can't stop researching the net as to why someone would be addicted!!

 

[Marc]

yep of course, although I do alot of online gaming so I guess i'm addicted to BROADBAND!

 

[adrian29uk]

More time wasting. Here is the first ever webpage from TBL
http://www.w3.org/History/19921103-hypertext/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html

 

[xenophon]

Completely





(nice to see NSC have their own blog, good work fellas)

http://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/blog/

 

[adrian29uk]

Just create a list of sites you need to look, look at them, and then get away from the screen. Done.
I will be back here in 5 minutes to see if we have made any signings lol

That reminds me, If I need to create a list then I better look for some software to do this and so it goes on..... Another hour wasted downloading crapware.

 

[adrian29uk]

I too used to read a LOT, however that time now seems to be eaten up on 'teh webz' . I may try and limit myslef to an hour a day or summat.

Buy yourself an Amazon Kindle then you can spend another few hours looking for free kindle books.

 

[blue2]

yep

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

YES used to drink alot , gamble ,shag the wife .now on line all the time