Some suggestions concerning
internet addiction:
1.
Use alternate media. Instead of typing every little note out, try to
write. Now I know that most people who are internet addicts struggle mightily with
penmanship (
penpersonship?), but the attempt to write by hand will keep you from going into the
word processor only to make a sudden three hour detour to
dalnet.
2.
Get away from the computer, at work and at home. At work intentionally situate yourself away from
terminals connected to the internet. If all the terminals are connected to the internet, revert to step one and rely on
manual composition. If you are like me and have to be at a terminal connected to the internet, choose the slowest connection (usually a
dialup) instead of engaging in multiple background
mp3 downloads. Take frequent breaks at work if possible, when at home go for a walk. Sounds trivial, but I've found that my legs become so cramped after long sessions that I don't want to continue for that day. The continuous need to stretch may lessen the amount of time spent on the internet, especially if you are like me and already have a job that is heavily dependent on computer work.
3.
Porn is embarassing. Use this to your favor. Unless you are the
IT professional at your
workplace as I am, you may want to consider how time consuming it is to do
directory hiding, automated double checking
cache dumps, and complex
file chains around the
network. Don't forget the simple liability of a
coworker or
employer opening the door only to find you
salivating (or worse) over creative uses for
molded plastic. Now while your
boss may indeed have a
dildo fetish, it is safe to say that this discovery would be grounds for termination. While it is very likely that at
home you may be the main user of a few systems connected to the internet,
systems shared with other people may give you the opportunity to let them learn file management, a good
counterbalance for late night
lesbian orgy manias.
If all else fails ...
4.
Try self-imposed deprivation. This last step requires a lot of
willpower, but may prove useful. When in
college I decided to save US $100 and not purchase
broadband for the
semester, instead trooping on down to the
computer lab to do anything that requires internet access. After trudging through crappy and sludgy weather to make some
interlibrary loan requests,
IRC all-nighters became less and less attractive. Again, the addiction may be too great as is, but increased effort to access the internet may provide the resistance necessary to reevaluate why so much time is spent groping aimlessly for
pr0n.