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Laptops: A blessing or a curse?
Chanpory Rith | Oct 8 2007
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. 43 Comments
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 A few tipsSubmitted by SparkGuy on October 8, 2007 - 3:36pm.
I'm glad that I'm starting to see more posts about disconnecting (or trying to) from the wired world. "Screen Addiction" is a lot more prevalent than many people would like to admit and its f*ing with people's personal lives in many ways as well. I've recently started a serious of workshops called "humanity 2.0 -where the tech are we going and do we really want to go there?" The first one, in the Pacific NW, was on Orcas island...you can see some pictures and notes over at Personally, I have made the following (not so easy) choices, but it has made me a more productive and happy man: 1)Disconnected from Comcast at home =very happy wife and daughter, and more time/space for me to do real, less distracted, work. 2)Use toolks like MacMinder and TimeOut to help me keep boundaries and take breaks. 3)Talk about it with people and public (some on my blog www.geekingoutloud.com) Hope that helps! » POSTED IN:
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