Life of simplicity: A battle plan against Internet addiction
WEEK OF JULY 12
--Days online: 6.
--Hours online: 14.
WEEK OF JULY 19
--Days online: 6.
--Hours online: 16.
WEEK OF JULY 26
--Days online: 1.
--Hours online: 8.
WEEK OF AUGUST 2
--Days online: 1.
--Hours online: 6.
WEEK OF AUGUST 9
--Days online: 1.
--Hours online: 5.5.
WEEK OF AUGUST 16
--Days online: 1.
--Hours online: 3.
It's official. I'm in remission from my Internet addiction.
(*Bells ringing.* *Fireworks exploding.* *Twenty-one gun salute.*)
I still have one more major challenge ahead of me: this winter will be difficult, since I plan to go online less and will have fewer offline activities with which to distract myself (since I'll be homebound and won't be able to read standard-sized print, the way I can in the summer). But in celebration of what I've accomplished so far, here is a roughly chronological list of the steps that I took in my battle against my Internet addiction.
Success took me twelve years.
( My multi-step battle against Internet addiction )
--Days online: 6.
--Hours online: 14.
WEEK OF JULY 19
--Days online: 6.
--Hours online: 16.
WEEK OF JULY 26
--Days online: 1.
--Hours online: 8.
WEEK OF AUGUST 2
--Days online: 1.
--Hours online: 6.
WEEK OF AUGUST 9
--Days online: 1.
--Hours online: 5.5.
WEEK OF AUGUST 16
--Days online: 1.
--Hours online: 3.
It's official. I'm in remission from my Internet addiction.
(*Bells ringing.* *Fireworks exploding.* *Twenty-one gun salute.*)
I still have one more major challenge ahead of me: this winter will be difficult, since I plan to go online less and will have fewer offline activities with which to distract myself (since I'll be homebound and won't be able to read standard-sized print, the way I can in the summer). But in celebration of what I've accomplished so far, here is a roughly chronological list of the steps that I took in my battle against my Internet addiction.
Success took me twelve years.
( My multi-step battle against Internet addiction )
