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I suspect internet access is what kills the joy of real work since you can be so easily distracted. Before you know it, one hour has passed and you didn't do an
by crististm 12y ago
I suspect internet access is what kills the joy of real work since you can be so easily distracted. Before you know it, one hour has passed and you didn't do anything.
I'm beginning to see a solution in a separate computer just for Internet access, as PG suggested several years ago. The one for work should just redirect everything to localhost or not have network access at all.
- k-mcgrady 12y ago>> "I suspect internet access is what kills the joy of real work since you can be so easily distracted. Before you know it, one hour has passed and you didn't do anything." I wonder if another part of the problem is that you can see other people's work online and give up when you see your achievements pale in comparison. I remember writing my first app - a web browser in VB - and when I did it I spent weeks working out how to copy and paste and create a menu bar etc. I even got joy from figuring out how to create a splash screen and create themes for my app. It was using a built in webview so there nothing very complicated about it but I had to read documentation and figure stuff out and it took quite a long time. I was very proud when it was finished. I can't imagine my feeling would be the same now. I could Google it, find the answer - ready to copy in to Visual Studio and run - and I would feel stupid for spending weeks on it. Then I would see someone who built a framework used by thousands of people on a weekend and I'd want to give up for good.
- tjr 12y agoI found it much easier to get into the groove of real work when internet access was either not possible or prohibitively slow/expensive to use much. On the other hand, once I do get into the groove of real work, having instant access to the internet can be immensely helpful too.