I keep my internet off most of the day (via kernel firewall). Have a command that gives me a few minutes of internet so I can look up docs, then shuts everything back down.
Removing Home Internet Is the Most Productive Thing I've Done
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#12I don't think this is the correct solution. It's like chopping off your nose to avoid cold. Rather, try more self restraint or self control.
- Install a nanny software to block time-sink sites at specific time (chrome nanny was an awesome tool)
- Schedule appointments in advance with your friends/relatives to keep the relationships active
- Enroll in social events to be around with people and work for a cause you care
- Go for group studies/writing workshops/book clubs etc to rekindle your passion of reading/writing
There're a hundred other hacks which you can use to ensure you're productive/social !
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#13Sure you can do that.
Or you can just use the Internet responsibly, like an adult.
How old is the author of this article, 16?
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#14Did they mean "thing" in the title?
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#15More to life than productivity.
The title is not the greatest, but the article mostly talks about how the guy is living his life more fulfillingly, not a micro-optimization of productivity.
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#16dude is milking the minimalist marketing.. there is only so much stuff one can eliminate..
killing the home internet is an obvious click bait.
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#17Some people are alcoholics. They can't exist near an open can of beer without their life going to shambles. But most people aren't and don't have the urge to binge drink. I'm not sure how this is any different. The author of this article is an Internetaholic, therefore I should cut my tether to the Internet? And what of my LTE connection?
Alcohol is a poison. Not a fitting allegory.
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#18My ISP (Chunghwa telecom) delivers such terrible service that my life basically works this way.
I spend much more time in the office, because the Internet connection works. But that makes me use office time to live my online life, instead of doing company work.
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#19Sure you can do that. Or you can just use the Internet responsibly, like an adult. How old is the author of this article, 16?
I think you give the average person a bit more credit in their self control than they perhaps deserve—lots of people have issues with addiction to the internet, based on typical Netflix binge habits or the infamous Reddit timesink.
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#20Oh man, oh man, this is so close to my experience. I went lo-fi since the beginning of 2017. Real testimonials of a drug/facebook/internet addict who has the problem out of control here.
I killed my Facebook account 3 months ago, and switched to a dumb phone (from a Pixel phone ;-) since the beginning of the year. Now I'm rocking a webOS phone and no IM account except for hangouts which I check on my computer when I want. I no longer reach my pocket to check for message or anything when I enjoy my meal or go travel somewhere. There is no push or anything I can play when I wake up in the middle of the night to keep me up. Also, looking up and navigating to places by instinct sucks, and is fun at the same time. I no longer have any idea how highly rated any place is before I walk in, and I had plenty of surprises since then. Just last weekend I traveled somewhere and interacted with the locals because the only place in town was closed - I wouldn't have if I had a smartphone to "OK Google." Without the smartphone, I now carry a big, beaten up mirrorless camera in by bag, so I am more or less have to do more "proper" photography now, instead of disposable instagram stuff to get likes (this I have to credit the Pixel, it was an incredible camera for how thin it is). Learning photography with a camera is super fun, although the end result seems to be the same.
I'm an immigrant. Other than the Trump stuff my liberal friends were talking about here, there was another alternative flow of stressful/irrelevant celebrities news from my home country. I realized that without Facebook, I actually extremely rarely check or care what's going on, about who is fucking who and who is getting fat. The amount of stuff getting in my brain is dramatically reduced. I thought I would miss Facebook, and it turned out I don't. The benefits far, far exceeded the negatives.
Without Facebook and a constant smartphone influence to consume, I write way more, about what I like and what actually matters to me, not to get likes from my friends and to appear intelligent. I get downvotes from Hacker News when I say something stupid, which I don't get from Facebook. It's alright :) I honestly feel I learn everyday.
I get so much better sleep, way less stress and I have so much free time since then. It was like an enlightenment for me to be taking control of my life. I will try to cut back the internet also as the author suggested. Now excuse me, I have to get back to work on my writing.