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Aug. 18th, 2009|06:58 am |
I mostly don't have a big problem with Internet addiction. Last night I hung out at work a little longer than I should've (after I'd clocked off) in order to read about George Orwell's 1984 and associated bits and pieces, but it wasn't too bad.
The only website that gets me to compulsively click every link is TV Tropes. One night a couple of weeks ago, I accidentally stayed up till 3am reading, and then woke up the following morning with like 40 tabs still open - half of which pulled me straight back in so I spent half the following day reading it as well.
It was at that point I decided that prevention was a good idea. I installed BlockSite, a FireFox extension that prevents access to specified websites, and then added TV Tropes to it. I figure if I do want to read it, I can open it in a separate browser, and at least that way I'm very aware of what I'm doing.
This morning, that effort came into its own. This entry was posted. I have work today. The link was not present, merely the text. Perfect.
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