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Interesting how I never considered this option. It never even hit my horizon. I'm actually in the process of increasing speed since faster speed equals faster a

Interesting how I never considered this option. It never even hit my horizon. I'm actually in the process of increasing speed since faster speed equals faster access and better productivity. Right? After reading this article, I suspect I'm wrong. Thinking about how easy it is to get distracted when I'm online 100% of the time, no access is probably a good choice. It's going to hurt but this is something I'm going to try. Good article.

osdiab 10y ago
Yeah, I found this article since my girlfriend's internet got cut off once her roommate who was paying for it moved out—she never got around to setting it up again, and now that I've observed her habits change during this period, I was pretty impressed! I'm definitely considering trying this out for a bit, as I find I have more than enough time in the office on the web, and it's a pretty good excuse to get out and about.
brandon272 10y ago
But if you cut off your internet access, how do you keep in touch with your coworkers after hours?
- WheelsAtLarge 10y ago
  I've found that it was too easy for my co-workers to ping me on things that can wait until the next day or stuff I can't do anything about until I get to work. I've asked them to call me if there's an issue that I have to fix. So far I've gotten zero calls and it's been over a year. If ever it becomes an issue I've got internet access within 5 mins from me. I suspect it's the same situation for most people.
- ams6110 10y ago
  Why would you need to do that? If they are also friends, fine -- make after-work plans face-to-face. Otherwise, talk to them at work tomorrow.
- magic_beans 10y ago
  What do you mean? If they are your friends, they can call you. If they need to talk to you about work... well that's not what "after hours" are for!
  - brandon272 10y ago
    Sorry, I forgot to append /s.
gukov 10y ago
>I'm actually in the process of increasing speed since faster speed equals faster access and better productivity. Right? YouTube will load faster, yes.

osdiab 10y ago

Yeah, I found this article since my girlfriend's internet got cut off once her roommate who was paying for it moved out—she never got around to setting it up again, and now that I've observed her habits change during this period, I was pretty impressed! I'm definitely considering trying this out for a bit, as I find I have more than enough time in the office on the web, and it's a pretty good excuse to get out and about.

brandon272 10y ago

But if you cut off your internet access, how do you keep in touch with your coworkers after hours?

WheelsAtLarge 10y ago
I've found that it was too easy for my co-workers to ping me on things that can wait until the next day or stuff I can't do anything about until I get to work. I've asked them to call me if there's an issue that I have to fix. So far I've gotten zero calls and it's been over a year. If ever it becomes an issue I've got internet access within 5 mins from me. I suspect it's the same situation for most people.
ams6110 10y ago
Why would you need to do that? If they are also friends, fine -- make after-work plans face-to-face. Otherwise, talk to them at work tomorrow.
magic_beans 10y ago
What do you mean? If they are your friends, they can call you. If they need to talk to you about work... well that's not what "after hours" are for!
- brandon272 10y ago
  Sorry, I forgot to append /s.

gukov 10y ago

>I'm actually in the process of increasing speed since faster speed equals faster access and better productivity. Right? YouTube will load faster, yes.