Back to my computer
October 29, 2009 – 1:50 pmI’ve been away for far too long from the Perfect Foam! My humble apologies…
In one of my last posts before leaving on my trip abroad, I shared with you my goal of abstaining from email. I am delighted to report that I was successful! Now it’s your turn!
For three glorious weeks I neither wrote an email nor looked at an email. I will admit that for the first week or so I still went online a few times, mainly to keep up-to-date on my favorite sports teams. For the second two weeks, though, I spent the least amount of time that I ever have sitting in front of a computer.
The verdict- it was amazingly liberating and cleansing! For three weeks my entire focus was on the real world, as opposed to the virtual world of computers. My interactions with people were in person (a novel concept nowadays) and I loved it. Naturally, since returning I’ve shifted back into checking my email numerous times per day and visiting those same few websites over and over. However, I am doing my best to abstain from email on the weekends as a compromise, and I even hope to stay away from email after work as well.
Fighting against computers is an almost hopeless battle, but my few weeks away showed me the wonderful world of not staring at a screen for hours each day. Now I just have to find that elusive middle ground. Wish me luck!
