As I have not been blogging much and really the reason why will be spelled out in todays entry. I will start with a DISCLAIMER: I am in no way intending to offend anyone, simply I am hoping that I can explain the why of this. Again I cherish the friendships I have and have come to a point of overload on this and need to explain this in a way that will reach the masses in one way all at once. Ok on with the topic of my brain today: Internet chat and how it can consume a person.
As of the late I am finding myself more and more over connected to the cyber world. I have 4 computers and web on my cell phone. All of this can be a handy tool. Indeed I use the internet for research and knowledge. I use social networking for a voice and really a part of communication for the many projects I have gotten myself involved with. I have also found that I am starting to get to the point that I am not accomplishing what I want to get done. I am finding that I am not watching as many movies as I would like, that some of the research I have chosen to do is not getting done. Why ? because of chat. Facebook, MSN, Yahoo they all are great communication tools but as of late I am spending too many hours wasted just chatting and although some of that is in regards to what I want to do, its mainly time wasted. I wake each day and my routine is to start coffee and fire up the e-mail and Facebook. I used to be able to catch up on e-mail and read my activity feed on Facebook all in about an hour. I subscribe to many groups so its not un-common to have hundreds of e-mail and Facebook posts to read and respond or forward on. Well I am finding that more and more I am engaging in chat more. Now I know I am starting this as much as others seeing me being on line and starting the conversation, however going forward I think its time for a time out if you will, so I will start going off line with the chat when I first get on. I will go thru the e-mail and the wall posts and then if the day allows I will go on line for chat. I am also going to make a point of not planting myself on line at night with the laptop on my lap when I wish to watch a movie or TV program. I am not being mean or un-kind…its simply a need change as I get going more and more with the various projects I am working on, I will need some solid time away from chat. I will allow myself the time but it will be more limited. Also Please understand that I am going to be more limited on phone time too. I have allowed mindless hours spent chatting on the phone and I need to scale that back….I am not a huge phone person and despite the fact that I have both a landline and a cell phone, I am not interested in spending hours on the phone for no reason. Again I am not trying to be mean….I simply have things that I am engaged in outside of the world of time wasting. Come this fall I will be at full load with school and the continuation of my various projects and I want everyone to get used to the fact that I am no longer available for just chat. I have to manage my time better. So please understand that I am doing this because I need some more time in directions other than the net.
So to sum up my thoughts I will say this: Please understand that I love and respect all of my friends, however my time spent being un-productive has to be scaled back. I need to re-gain the focus of the many things I have going and I need to limit my time spent just chatting. I will be very kind in my ways but will draw a line in the sand when I have reached the end of my allocated time. I am going to be more aggressive with myself and the time I spend just wasting time. Lets make a point of keeping in touch so that when I am around to connect it is time well spent and that I am just finding that all this time I have been spending being available 24/7 has to stop as I am not eating as I should and not accomplishing all that I want to. Understand I am doing this with the understanding I have allowed this..I blame me for this and I simply need to re-allocate the time I have in a better way so that at the end of a day I have balanced my day to include the commitments I have made and to get some rest in too. Life is crazy enough with out me adding to that by trying to be everything to everyone all the time. I will more appreciate the time I do spend in chat but it will no longer be my all day thing. I will start including more of what I want and need to get done in my days as well as the mindless time.
Bravo matty bravo keep rovkinh
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