Tech Log

I assumed using the internet would be harmless for my psyche until I recorded  how aimlessly I spent my time. This seemingly innocent assignment led me to believe how I waste my time far too much on a computer.

(I don't have exact numbers for the log since I have the attention span of a lab rat.)

Music:  The first thing I do when I get on a computer is check for new material and news. (About 1 hr.)

School work: Next I check for the all the homework I haven't done. (About 10 min.)

Writing: I write songs/poetry but usually write in a real notebook. But since I broke my hand, I've been using my laptop. (About 1-2 hrs.)

Videos: Whether it's youtube or another site like it, I clock in less than I thought I would. (About 10 min. if I find something relevant to me)

Facebook: I admit I'm on fb way more than I need to be. (About 10-20 min.)

Sports news: I briefly check for any worthwhile sports news. (About 5 min. if I even care enough to check any given time of the day)

Real news: I wish this wasn't as low as it is. (About 5-10 min. and treated the same way as sports news unfortunately)

AIM: I'm probably the last of a dying breed for AIM use, but I use it to talk my friend I rap with. (I rarely "use" it but I stay signed on for as long as I'm using the computer)

Other: Most of the time I'll be searching the web aimlessly whether it's wikipedia or google (About 1 hr. if I have nothing better to do)

I'll be listening to music for as long as I'm on the computer which could also be the sole reason I'm on a computer in the first place.

You realize a lot about yourself when you record how you manage your time throughout a normal day whether it's on a computer or watching TV, etc. Life moves too fast to want to write down what you did, at least, that's how I see it. But when you take a few minutes out of your day and see it from outside your bubble, you kinda which you could pop it and live outside the norm of our, for the most part, zombified society. Don't get it confused b/c I'm speaking as part of that demographic of caged-in lab rats. I'm not saying the internet is bad at all, instead, I'm insisting the way I use it could be much more helpful for myself. And actions are louder than text messages so I should take my own medicine before I preach anybody the gospel. I need to change my fb status first though.