[EN] No Internet at Home
This is an adaptation of an article i wrote in French a few weeks ago: it is called « Internet à la maison, c’est fini ».
A few months ago, I decided to cancel my personal Internet subscription. And it feels so good.
What? Really?
I know it sounds weird. We are in the 21st century, everything goes by Internet, and we got all so dependent of Internet… And me even more than the average, everything in my life goes around Internet. I buy a lot online, i decide via email where to meet with my friends, i look for new movies to see on the page of my closest cinema, …
But it got me thinking. My rhythm of life too much based on Internet, my too frequent nights spent on Internet rather than out having a drink with some buddies… And it’s not that I was doing anything relevant on the web… nope, I’m talking here about checking Facebook profiles, jumping from one profile to the other….
I tried to cut it down somehow, but it never works. You know, after a hard of work, it is just so easy to come back home and not move your ass again, just stay and check stupid links on Internet, … we all do it, and some would say its natural and regular… but nope, I am not like this.
I realized that in 2010 i had so many objectives, and i didn’t reach any of them, and mainly because of my « addiction » to Internet…
The big decision
So I decided to take a big decision. I decided to cancel my Internet subscription. I know it sounds kind of harsh and stuff, but really… if you want something, well you just try everything in your power to get it, right? Well, I wanted to stop this addiction, and do something with my life… like going back climbing, going out more often, meet new people…
So thats it. 3 months now that I don’t have Internet at home. I started again climbing, I went a few times rollerblading, tomorrow I’m going to a language exchange meeting,… and this is just a beginning… I have big plans for 2011.
And living without Internet is kind of a relief. Ok, I have a Smartphone now, so I’m still connected to my friends, but it’s really different. You obviously don’t use Internet the same way on a smartphone than on a laptop… and lets face it, I only use my smartphone to read my emails and my facebook messages. End of the story. No more endless Facebook session, or jumping from one site to an other, or starting to look at some dumb videos on Youtube.
Life is all about how you handle your own time. We all have 24 hours in our day. I used to spend an unreasonable amount of this time on my computer, and realized thats really not what I want to see of me when I look back in time later… so thats it, I stopped Internet. I have more free time. I read more. I DO more.
Thats a great feeling, i feel more peaceful since a few months, seriously…
You should try it.
Nicolas.
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