There are online activities I never get around to — like organizing my photo library — and then there are the activities that are my eternal time sucks. To qualify for my top ten list, an online vice has to:
- Be something that I have spent 2+ hours on in the course of a single evening, for at least 3 evenings, going back at least a year. (Some absorb me for 5 hours at least once a month and go back as far as a decade.)
- Have no significant impact except on my Visa bill.
- Be fun.
- Have no Ultimate Answer.
Here are my ten worst offenses:
- Trying out project management and task management software.
- Finding more people to follow on my secret alter ego Twitter account.
- Finding and downloading (but not necessarily trying) new iPhone apps.
- Trying out new WordPress plugins.
- Virtual window shopping for (and occasionally actually buying) Wonder Woman stuff.
- Registering domain names.
- Finding new hip hop or R&B artists on iTunes and making playlists from their music.
- Searching for the perfect red patent leather shoes and purse.
- Finding, downloading and trying out new Mac system-tweaking utilities
- Setting up aggregation on Drupal sites that I never actually turn on.
But there is hope! I’ve now fully recovered from past vices like trying out new social bookmarking sites, and shopping for wall decals.
What are your online vices?
WordPress plugins are a good one – I spend hours fiddling about with them. Onlien shopping too. There’s quite a few aren’t there?
WordPress plugins are a good one – I spend hours fiddling about with them. Onlien shopping too. There’s quite a few aren’t there?
Talking of your vice number one, how about trying the Hyperoffice project management suite :).
My vices are:-
– my attention is at a hundred different places at one time! (attention deficit disorder has taken its toll)
– i set up Google alerts, and leave them on much after they’re of no use, leading to an inbox flood!
– i cant resist youtube debates!
Talking of your vice number one, how about trying the Hyperoffice project management suite :).
My vices are:-
– my attention is at a hundred different places at one time! (attention deficit disorder has taken its toll)
– i set up Google alerts, and leave them on much after they’re of no use, leading to an inbox flood!
– i cant resist youtube debates!
Sounds a lot like me. It’s really easy to get distracted on the internet.
Sounds a lot like me. It’s really easy to get distracted on the internet.
Wonder Woman? Excellent. I think I have an old lunchbox you might like, Alex.
Wonder Woman? Excellent. I think I have an old lunchbox you might like, Alex.
Hmm, if “here are things that distract me” gets suggestions for additional distractions, maybe I need to write a “here are things that help me focus” post.
Seriously, relieved I’m not alone!!
Hmm, if “here are things that distract me” gets suggestions for additional distractions, maybe I need to write a “here are things that help me focus” post.
Seriously, relieved I’m not alone!!