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Laptops: A blessing or a curse?
Chanpory Rith | Oct 8 2007
When I got my first laptop, I loved the exhilarating freedom of whipping it out anytime I "needed" it. No matter where I am, I could work on a project, balance a budget, or play a video game. Years later, despite its "convenience", I'm dangerously married to my laptop. It's with me virtually everywhere. On the bus, at work, at home, in bed. And yes, it even goes with me to the toilet--the perfect time for multi-tasking, right? According to my estimate, I spend twice as much time looking at an LCD screen than high-definition reality. My laptop, supposedly handy, is now just an easy excuse to work (or procrastinate) at any time, all the time. I need help, and it's time for an intervention. Do you have an unhealthy marriage with your laptop? Have you switched back to desktops? How have you coped? Please share. 43 Comments
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 Solution = Minuteur + StickySubmitted by sarabocaneanu on October 9, 2007 - 12:42pm.
The most common scenario for wasting time is - I open the laptop / get online to do something that shouldn't take more than 3 minutes, but end up wasting hours. A solution that works for me is to: - write the task for which I turned on the laptop in a Sticky I always keep in the top right of the screen - launch a Minuteur countdown for the estimated number of minutes. » POSTED IN:
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