"I have a strong dislike against "wasting time." I don't like myself when I spend time on nonsense. And so I fill all of my day with "constructive things." My walk to work is filled with podcasts, the time waiting for the food to bake filled with news articles. While eating I entertain myself with shows or Ted talks or whatnot."
My distraction of choice is not so high-minded. I like to mess around on the Internet. I can't even be bothered to read a quarter of the articles I skim. I tweet and post to message boards without taking any time to consider what I am reacting to or formulating my own arguments. I flit from thing to thing without fully engaging in any of it. I am fully present for none of it, and the comment made me think that this pattern of behavior compromises my happiness.
My new intention is to move with purpose through both the "real" and virtual world. I am not at a place where I could fully unplug, nor do I want to. What I can do is to try to make sure I am fully present for everything I do in front of a computer. If I am writing a blog post, I need to concentrate on that blog post, and not rush over to Twitter or Okayplayer or wherever. No. Be with the blog post. Be fully with the blog post.
And, yeah, for those moments where I can't even remember why the computer is open, I'm going to try to close it.
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