The bright lights of the internet are compelling. But most of us know instinctively that they are not good for us. In big measures anyway.
So, without further ado, here are some tips to help you step away from the machine.
Plan. I generally slope onto the internet, ready to receive an email that will change my life. Then I comfort myself with a bit o' Facebook and my web analytics. BETTER TO: Make a list of emails you want to send/bills to pay/information to extract. You might want to make a broader To Do list. Write an ‘e’ beside emails and an asterix beside other web tasks. In other words, be deliberate.
Learn to type. This will reduce your computer usage time.
Rule of three: Resist the bottomless nature of Facebook etc. by just reading THREE (MORE) ITEMS. This makes me, for one, engage with things more deeply. Even if they are
(i) a puppy having a nightmare
(ii) a status update in Italian from an Erasmus friend
(iii) a movember update
Safely light a candle and power down the machine. We are all partial to the bright lights.
Unsubscribe from newsletters/alerts as they drop in. Even if they are alright. Even if they are automatically filtered away from your inbox. They are noise.
This is the only website you need.
*If the sender doesn’t unsubscribe you (which is common), you can tell them that you will contact the Data Protection Commissioner – it is illegal to use somebody’s data without permission.
So, without further ado, here are some tips to help you step away from the machine.
Plan. I generally slope onto the internet, ready to receive an email that will change my life. Then I comfort myself with a bit o' Facebook and my web analytics. BETTER TO: Make a list of emails you want to send/bills to pay/information to extract. You might want to make a broader To Do list. Write an ‘e’ beside emails and an asterix beside other web tasks. In other words, be deliberate.
Learn to type. This will reduce your computer usage time.
Rule of three: Resist the bottomless nature of Facebook etc. by just reading THREE (MORE) ITEMS. This makes me, for one, engage with things more deeply. Even if they are
(i) a puppy having a nightmare
(ii) a status update in Italian from an Erasmus friend
(iii) a movember update
Safely light a candle and power down the machine. We are all partial to the bright lights.
Unsubscribe from newsletters/alerts as they drop in. Even if they are alright. Even if they are automatically filtered away from your inbox. They are noise.
This is the only website you need.
*If the sender doesn’t unsubscribe you (which is common), you can tell them that you will contact the Data Protection Commissioner – it is illegal to use somebody’s data without permission.
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