Not as a writer, but as a programmer, I can't attest that it's not just a lack of internet - it's a lack of distractions. When I was a kid without internet or

Not as a writer, but as a programmer, I can't attest that it's not just a lack of internet - it's a lack of distractions. When I was a kid without internet or a computer, I continually got distracted from my schoolwork by a book, Legos, or just staring off into space and daydreaming. Now, as an adult, even when I don't have access to the internet, I can get distracted by tweaking my Emacs config, playing with one of my personal programming projects, organizing my files, or playing a video game I've already downloaded. It's not just the internet - it's distractions in general, and the thought-patterns (or personality traits) that cause us to be distracted. However, you might have noticed a theme with my modern set of distractions - they're all on a computer, despite my library of books and my ability to stare off into space whenever I want. This reinforces the idea that technological distraction is much greater in effectiveness than (most) non-technological means.