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Isn't this like admitting you have a drug problem and instead of going cold turkey, you decide to just have an occasional hit. I agree with the authors philosophy, however you need to go full cold turkey!
I've been thinking about this lately, too. A long time ago, I spent almost no time on the internet, because there wasn't really much of an internet to speak of. Instead, I wrote code. Lots, and lots, and lots of code. Some of it in assembly; some of it, even, in hex, with tons of printed pages of processor instructions in front of me. Feats like that required a level of concentration that I find almost impossible to…
We all like to hack on stuff, but often our projects are a marriage of convenience between the love of hacking and some project idea that makes business sense. It is in these cases I have found there are often some very tough uphill climbs where the mind constantly tries to escape to more rewarding things. If you are smart and lucky enough to find something that is just so sock-rocking cool that you can't not think about it every waking minute, then I think your complaint would soon be that the only thing you ever want to do is work on your project :)
But meanwhile, there's a giant "HipsterVision" ad on his sidebar.
I wouldn't suggest an internet diet to anyone over 15 years of age. Brains feed on information and the information on the internet is vastly more interesting than what most people encounter in an everyday "offline" life. Seems like the problem is the distractions caused by social sites. It's easy to turn that habit off, you are not missing much anyway. If you feel you are feeding too much on web fragments, read some…
You know how in the old days people used to travel to experience something new? This is similar. Also there's the idea that we get really good ideas when we have time to process the information we have collected. And I do in fact use this to great advantage when developing algorithms. Learn about a problem, then just go do something else. Let's say for the past few years I've been cramming information into my head, n…
My favorite quote: "Strange how much human accomplishment and progress comes from contemplation of the irrelevant." - Scott Kim
"Is reading this article going to get my company started or is this content from another random dude complaining, whining or commenting on someone elses work or something irrelevant (google acquisitions, steve jobs's latest ramblings) ?"
Even if it doesnt stop you right now it will in the future - trust me. Keep asking the question to yourself. Slowly but surely it'll start kicking in.
Keep asking yourself this question everytime you are on Quora, Facebook, Hacker News, a Fantasy Football site or anything which is getting in the way of your launching your app.
This solution takes care of my need (addiction) to web reading. My need to write hasnt changed though. Finally my writing has overtaken my reading!
Alright gots to go ...