Tuesday, June 8, 2010

I'm Losing My Life To Distractions

Luke Ford says:

This article rings true to me.

I find I’ve become addicted to the thrill of email. I check mine way too much.

I got a Blackberry two years ago so I could check my email anywhere.

I have friends who spend hours a day on Facebook, creating fake profiles so they can track the ex-girlfriends of their boyfriend.

What saves me is the Sabbath when I turn off my computer and cell phone.

Alexander Technique also helps me to be more present. And therapy. And good friends. When I’m with them, I don’t yearn so much to check my email.

I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist, where I got lots of warnings about the distracting and negative power of television and rock music.

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