Laptops: A blessing or a curse?
Submitted by Chanpory on October 8, 2007 - 9:50am.
When I got my first laptop, I loved the exhilarating freedom of whipping it out anytime I “needed” it. No matter where I am, I could work on a project, balance a budget, or play a video game. Years later, despite its “convenience”, I’m dangerously married to my laptop.
It’s with me virtually everywhere. On the bus, at work, at home, in bed. And yes, it even goes with me to the toilet–the perfect time for multi-tasking, right? According to my estimate, I spend twice as much time looking at an LCD screen than high-definition reality.
My laptop, supposedly handy, is now just an easy excuse to work (or procrastinate) at any time, all the time. I need help, and it’s time for an intervention.
Do you have an unhealthy marriage with your laptop? Have you switched back to desktops? How have you coped? Please share.
- 13879 reads
Multiple Computers
I actually got more computers to keep from using my laptop as much. When I had only one computer that traveled with me everywhere I would always wind up working whenever it was turned on. If I wanted to check a football score at home and booted up my laptop I would check e-mail, if there was an action needed from the e-mail, I would do it right then despite it was not “work-time”. I now have a desktop at work, a desktop at home, a laptop for work and a laptop for home. If I want to do work from a non-work computer it takes extra effort so I’m not as likely to work.