I made a New Years Resolution yesterday. I decided that I was unhappy with my current lack of knowledge and that I wanted to become well read. My problem, though, is that I fall asleep on the train to and from work. That’s 80 minutes five days a week that could be used enriching my mind, “wasted” on napping.
To achieve my goal of reading more, and more widely, I’ve decided to give up the internet every second day. Reading and writing email and writing my blog are one of the great joys of my evening, however I suspect that these two activities are black holes for my time. If I spent less time in cyberspace, then I can sleep more, then I’ll be awake for the train journey so that I can read great literary works, negotiation and personal developments manuals, treatises of environmental economics and biographies of giants.
Yesterday was my first day without the internet (work internet use does not count). Oh, how I suffered. I stayed away from the computer at home but all the time, my mind was feverishly occupied imagining the scintillating social emails of which I was depriving myself.
I managed, though. I survived. Ha! I am your master, Cyberspace!
This blogging must tide me over for another night. Farewell, my readers. Sleep well.
at least all *your* addictions are virtual, joan…
Good on you, Joan! Just make sure not to neglect your blog too much. 🙂
Oh, in case you’re wondering who I am. I’m your faithful blog-stalker. 😉
Joel, get off the internet and come and entertain me. *wah*
Joan, I’ve discovered that now that I live closer to uni and am not doing architecture anymore, I’m getting more sleep, and therefore never fall asleep while commuting. I’ve been reading instead, and I’ve chewed through roughly one novel every week-and-a-bit! It’s amazing!
Chewing through a novel a week on the train seems likely enough…but it’s gonna take more than getting more sleep to keep alert through this reading list: “great literary works, negotiation and personal developments manuals, treatises of environmental economics and biographies of giants”. Good fortune smile on you…you are gonna need it!
Good for you. I hope you will overcome, CYBERSPACE:)