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Mon 06 Jun 2010A trial separation from the internet
Determined to overcome her time-wasting addiction to e-mail, Facebook and RSS feeds, internet addict JOANNA ROBERTSdecided to put her willpower to the test by going on an ‘offline diet’ for five days
IF PROCRASTINATION is the thief of time, the internet is its chief accomplice. I used to think I had willpower, but in fact I’m a slave to e-mail alerts, RSS feeds, Twitter updates, hyperlinks and instant messaging, and am frequently tempted into distant corners of cyberspace when I have deadlines to meet. Increasingly it feels like I have two types of days: those when I’m busy, and those when I get things done.
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