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Why Don’t You Do Something Other Than Sit at Your Computer?

30 points by sasojaso 13y ago

vezzy-fnord 13y ago
I'm addicted, as well. But I'm not dependent. I simply do it out of inertia. I feel no sense of withdrawal if I am away from my computer, but I will cling on if I am in near distance at the comfort of my home.
fidz 13y ago
I second this. Sometime i feel only code all day is boring. But how could i tell my manager / supervisor to have a little more time, doing something relaxing other than sitting and code? Or should i try freelance job so i am not dependent to supervisor (since i don't have them)?
pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
Am I the only one who is on the computer because there literally is nothing else to do? I live in the middle of nowhere, the place I live is not my fit at all and I can't afford to move somewhere else. Once I get to where I want to be, I'm only going to be using this thing for work.
- glesica 13y ago
  I have definitely experienced this. Moving was a glorious release.
  - pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
    Very jealous. Definitely can't wait for the day I can walk outside and interact with people again :D
gaelenh 13y ago
I always feel like I get the most done, both in terms of what I'm paid to do and what I have to offer, on my weekly volunteer day. I slam through as much programming and meetings/conversations as possible in 5 hours, then head out of the office and teach robotics to kids for an hour or so. Time typically spent dorking around on the internet is reallocated to doing better things in the real world.
pstack 13y ago
Another skeezy blog promotion about ephemeral feel-good motivational concepts with nothing real to contribute that ends with "NOW SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER AND SUPPORT MY ONLINE BUSINESS AND BUY MY EBOOK!". Why am I on the computer all day and all weekend? Because I'm paid for it. Do you ask a mechanic why he spends all day with cars? An author why they spend all day reading books and hunched over a typewriter? What an idiotic question. I'm tired of this Anthony-Robbins-esque content around here really just being used to pimp the author's newsletter.
Scene_Cast2 13y ago
For me, the sustainable amount of productive time I can put in each day is much less than the number of waking hours I have. Sure - I'll readily admit that I'm below that limit most of the time. BUT - back when I didn't realize this concept, I'd read all these productivity blogs, track my time, and end up feeling tired and burned out within a week. A computer is the most "productive" use of my unproductive time.

30 points by sasojaso 13y ago

I'm addicted, as well. But I'm not dependent. I simply do it out of inertia. I feel no sense of withdrawal if I am away from my computer, but I will cling on if I am in near distance at the comfort of my home.

fidz 13y ago

I second this. Sometime i feel only code all day is boring. But how could i tell my manager / supervisor to have a little more time, doing something relaxing other than sitting and code? Or should i try freelance job so i am not dependent to supervisor (since i don't have them)?

pikachu_is_cool 13y ago

Am I the only one who is on the computer because there literally is nothing else to do? I live in the middle of nowhere, the place I live is not my fit at all and I can't afford to move somewhere else. Once I get to where I want to be, I'm only going to be using this thing for work.

glesica 13y ago
I have definitely experienced this. Moving was a glorious release.
- pikachu_is_cool 13y ago
  Very jealous. Definitely can't wait for the day I can walk outside and interact with people again :D

gaelenh 13y ago

I always feel like I get the most done, both in terms of what I'm paid to do and what I have to offer, on my weekly volunteer day. I slam through as much programming and meetings/conversations as possible in 5 hours, then head out of the office and teach robotics to kids for an hour or so. Time typically spent dorking around on the internet is reallocated to doing better things in the real world.

pstack 13y ago

Another skeezy blog promotion about ephemeral feel-good motivational concepts with nothing real to contribute that ends with "NOW SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER AND SUPPORT MY ONLINE BUSINESS AND BUY MY EBOOK!". Why am I on the computer all day and all weekend? Because I'm paid for it. Do you ask a mechanic why he spends all day with cars? An author why they spend all day reading books and hunched over a typewriter? What an idiotic question. I'm tired of this Anthony-Robbins-esque content around here really just being used to pimp the author's newsletter.

Scene_Cast2 13y ago

For me, the sustainable amount of productive time I can put in each day is much less than the number of waking hours I have. Sure - I'll readily admit that I'm below that limit most of the time. BUT - back when I didn't realize this concept, I'd read all these productivity blogs, track my time, and end up feeling tired and burned out within a week. A computer is the most "productive" use of my unproductive time.