Spending too much time on internet

HOS 1997

Lately I reckon I have been spending far too much of my time browsing the internet. I'm on the internet on my phone while travelling to work, during the day when not busy or on a break and then on it for a few hours most evenings and weekends.

In the new year I am going to reduce the amount of time I spend/waste on the internet but was wondering how much time everyone else spends browsing.

Jen Pigs Fly

Too much

ThePower11

Bout 3 fiddy

danslevent

I spend hours every day on my laptop. It's hard to imagine life without it...what did I do before? I never spent as much time on the PC as I do on my laptop .

Freddie59

HOS 1997 wrote: »

Lately I reckon I have been spending far too much of my time browsing the internet. I'm on the internet on my phone while travelling to work, during the day when not busy or on a break and then on it for a few hours most evenings and weekends.

In the new year I am going to reduce the amount of time I spend/waste on the internet but was wondering how much time everyone else spends browsing.

I would agree. I am going to try to do the same myself. But, because a PC is now a converged Home Entertainment system it's hard not to.

For example, my home PC is a PC; a Hi-Fi; a Video Editing Suite; and a mini-Office amongst others.

Sign of the times I suppose.

spunghead

hours!very addictive

cocoshovel

Im on the interent from the moment I wake up, till the moment I sleep. True story.

stupidusername

cocoshovel wrote: »

Im on the interent from the moment I wake up, till the moment I sleep. True story.

i'm on it while i'm sleeping too :cool:

Dotrel

cocoshovel wrote: »

Im on the interent from the moment I wake up, till the moment I sleep. True story.

I'd like to buy the rights to that story. I'll give you €100,000 right now (or £78,000 if you prefer to wait until the new year).

The Internet Explorer

Don't worry. It's the natural progression. Evolution at it's finest. It might seem strange, but we are slowly turning into machines. Just go with the flow.

This is the way of the world, thanks be to world.

Local-womanizer

The Internet Explorer wrote: »

Don't worry. It's the natural progression. Evolution at it's finest. It might seem strange, but we are slowly turning into machines. Just go with the flow.

This is the way of the world, thanks be to world.

you are never off the bloody internet! :mad:

phasers

i surf on my phone whenever I've a free moment, it's just something I do absent mindedly at this stage

cocoshovel

stupidusername wrote: »

i'm on it while i'm sleeping too :cool:

Thats when I run my downloads and virus scans :pac:

theg81der

You guys come to the loo with me

stupidusername

cocoshovel wrote: »

Thats when I run my downloads and virus scans :pac:

pffft amateur. I do that while i'm eating / showering

Eathrin

HOS 1997 wrote: »

Lately I reckon I have been spending far too much of my time browsing the internet. I'm on the internet on my phone while travelling to work, during the day when not busy or on a break and then on it for a few hours most evenings and weekends.

In the new year I am going to reduce the amount of time I spend/waste on the internet but was wondering how much time everyone else spends browsing.

When you figure out how to do that let me know, because I need help.

cocoshovel

stupidusername wrote: »

pffft amateur. I do that while i'm eating / showering

I eat at the pc. And my room is an en-suite so I leave the bathroom door open and look at a webcam when I shower. . . . .

stupidusername

cocoshovel wrote: »

I eat at the pc. And my room is an en-suite so I leave the bathroom door open and look at a webcam when I shower. . . . .

I have no job

:cool:

shannon_tek

Are you questioning me?? lol :pac:

Ya i love me internet. Internet for breakfast/brunch/lunch/dinner/tae/supper/tea/midnight snack/sleep/ shower...

I cant live without it.
But while im always on the internet im less on bookface which is a great achievement. For 2012 Q3 i aim to only go on FB once a week(personal account) and twice a day using my business account to update ppl. :pac:

HOS 1997

Cian A wrote: »

When you figure out how to do that let me know, because I need help.

I am going to try and limit myself to an hour in the evening at most on it.

cocoshovel

stupidusername wrote: »

I have no job

:cool:

You win this round

thetonynator

HOS 1997 wrote: »

Lately I reckon I have been spending far too much of my time browsing the internet. I'm on the internet on my phone while travelling to work, during the day when not busy or on a break and then on it for a few hours most evenings and weekends.

In the new year I am going to reduce the amount of time I spend/waste on the internet but was wondering how much time everyone else spends browsing.

So in order to tackle this problem . . . .you make a thread on an internet forum?

And why wait til the new year? If you want to reduce it, why not do it now?

Same as fat people saying they'll lose weight in ''the new year'' while downing pints on new years eve. :rolleyes:

Zebra3

Dotrel wrote: »

I'll give you €100,000 right now (or £78,000 if you prefer to wait until the new year).

You think we're going out at the rate we came in? :eek:

Oh dear. :D:D

bryaner

HOS 1997 wrote: »

Lately I reckon I have been spending far too much of my time browsing the internet. I'm on the internet on my phone while travelling to work, during the day when not busy or on a break and then on it for a few hours most evenings and weekends.

In the new year I am going to reduce the amount of time I spend/waste on the internet but was wondering how much time everyone else spends browsing.

Why? bar your cock is hanging off.

HOS 1997

thetonynator wrote: »

So in order to tackle this problem . . . .you make a thread on an internet forum?

And why wait til the new year? If you want to reduce it, why not do it now?

Same as fat people saying they'll lose weight in ''the new year'' while downing pints on new years eve. :rolleyes:

You don't make any new year's resolutions?

thetonynator

HOS 1997 wrote: »

You don't make any new year's resolutions?

If I want to do something, I do it, no need to wait til I get a new calender.

Oranage2

Also same boat - on the internet constantly at work or if im at home with nothing to do. Also if im on a bus I'll look at the internet.

My quality of life improves tenfolds when im banned from ah.

jam_mac_jam

I think you are asking in the wrong place.

Robdude

HOS 1997 wrote: »

Lately I reckon I have been spending far too much of my time browsing the internet. I'm on the internet on my phone while travelling to work, during the day when not busy or on a break and then on it for a few hours most evenings and weekends.

In the new year I am going to reduce the amount of time I spend/waste on the internet but was wondering how much time everyone else spends browsing.

Why fight it?

Become a web/software developer or system admin or whatever else. Then you'll go to work and spend all day on the internet

stupidusername

Robdude wrote: »

Why fight it?

Become a web/software developer or system admin or whatever else. Then you'll go to work and spend all day on the internet

hardly the same thing.

shannon_tek

stupidusername wrote: »

hardly the same thing.

here here.

It could be there like myself and no longer have a life. why follow something you hate.

Im told i should go into computers and all that stuff but i refuse to. Its only a hobbie not a career

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

So has anybody got any tips on how to cut back...? I mean, I know you guys love me and all, but...

shannon_tek

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

So has anybody got any tips on how to cut back...? I mean, I know you guys love me and all, but...

Sad to admit its starts with Bookface, stumpleupon and BOARDS dun dun dunnnnnnn.:eek: :pac:

Seriously social networking is the main culprit. followed by interests, followed by movies.

stupidusername

funny, but I wouldn't put boards down as social networking.

Sephiroth_dude

I'm on freaking boards too much,nevermind the internet :-D

saa

I'm on the computer all the time either writing my thesis or editing video

so... the temptation to check something is too much.

New years resolution to have more discipline with myself to do things that will benefit me rather than entertain me :rolleyes:.

shannon_tek

stupidusername wrote: »

funny, but I wouldn't put boards down as social networking.

Well you can socialise on it. You can flirt and do limited amounts on it. So i would call it a social site.

stupidusername

shannon_tek wrote: »

Well you can socialise on it. You can flirt and do limited amounts on it. So i would call it a social site.

yeah i know what you mean, but i still wouldn't group it like that. i mean with FB you can basically only talk to people on it. whereas on boards, the main point is to discuss things by topic.

cocoshovel

shannon_tek wrote: »

Well you can socialise on it. You can flirt and do limited amounts on it. So i would call it a social site.

I wouldnt call it the same thing. Social networking sites are all about adding friends and chatting/sharing photos and ****e with them. This is a discussion forumn where you discuss things on different topics.
We could call nearly every site a social networking site if we went by what you said.

shannon_tek

cocoshovel wrote: »

I wouldnt call it the same thing. Social networking sites are all about adding friends and chatting/sharing photos and ****e with them. This is a discussion forumn where you discuss things on different topics.
We could call nearly every site a social networking site if we went by what you said.

You can befriend ppl on this too. The applications[vbulletin] used to make this site are used on most other social network sites.

the likes of google.com is not a social network.
plus.google.com is the social google.

adverts.ie is not a social.

So we cant call every site a social site.
cause a large majority are like this , TekonTap where there is no interaction between others. Im just saying. :pac: We can beg to differ on opinion.

*Thats a trusted site my friend owns it just incase you think i just googled it.:pac: