Advice on reducing time on the internet

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#1  Edited By DriveupLife

I am spending way too much time on my computer. Here I am, it's 2 AM Eastern and I've probably been surfing the web since 10PM or earlier. I'm on break from college and I start back on the 18th, until then I feel like there's not much to do. What do you guys do to break up too much internet use?

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#2  Edited By SwantanamoBay

Play video games! You're welcome.

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#3  Edited By EvilTwin

Force yourself to do some exercise.  Specifically cardio.  It might not keep you occupied for a ton of time, but after you do it you don't feel too guilty about sitting at a computer for a few hours.

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#4  Edited By cornbredx

I don't really, all my work and everything else is on the internet so I use it consistently anyway.

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#5  Edited By Xeiphyer

Click the x in the top right of the window.

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#6  Edited By iSylence

Invite friends to play card/board games.

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#7  Edited By puppies4life

There are add-ons/plugins you can install for your browsers that limit the type of access you have to the internet. You can configure them to only block certain sites, allow only certain sites, and set the conditions to such as a visit counter, time counter, etc... 
 
Of course disabling or turning off the program will leave you back at square one, but it's a nudge in the right direction.

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#8  Edited By SoothsayerGB
@Xeiphyer said:
" Click the x in the top right of the window. "
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#9  Edited By BrainSpecialist

Turn off the computer.

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#10  Edited By zonerover
@puppies4life said:
" There are add-ons/plugins you can install for your browsers that limit the type of access you have to the internet. You can configure them to only block certain sites, allow only certain sites, and set the conditions to such as a visit counter, time counter, etc...  Of course disabling or turning off the program will leave you back at square one, but it's a nudge in the right direction. "
Or you can go old school and use something called a countdown timer, or even more retro, just a watch
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#11  Edited By YoThatLimp
@EvilTwin said:
" Force yourself to do some exercise.  Specifically cardio.  It might not keep you occupied for a ton of time, but after you do it you don't feel too guilty about sitting at a computer for a few hours. "
Dude, love that idea, maybe I will institute this for the wife and I
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#13  Edited By the_hiro_abides

You could start watching more movies or read books. I tend to do those when I need a break from the internet or games.

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#14  Edited By GioSpy

First of all I find it ironic that you have to use to internet to look at our advice to stay off the internet.
 
But seriously, try finding something else to do. I usually occupy myself with watching entire series of TV shows. I started with 24 then Lost and now Twin Peaks.

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#15  Edited By EvilTwin
@GioSpy said:
" First of all I find it ironic that you have to use to internet to look at our advice to stay off the internet.  But seriously, try finding something else to do. I usually occupy myself with watching entire series of TV shows. I started with 24 then Lost and now Twin Peaks. "
Yeah but, don't you watch those on the internet?
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#16  Edited By KillyDarko

Go read a book, it's a lot more interesting anyways :)

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#17  Edited By zombie2011

friends?

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play music, go out.

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#19  Edited By Darkraven

get a job

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#20  Edited By GioSpy
@EvilTwin said:
" @GioSpy said:
" First of all I find it ironic that you have to use to internet to look at our advice to stay off the internet.  But seriously, try finding something else to do. I usually occupy myself with watching entire series of TV shows. I started with 24 then Lost and now Twin Peaks. "
Yeah but, don't you watch those on the internet? "
It's not a good idea to in Australia. Crappy bandwidth, etc. Instead I either rent or buy the show's DVDs.
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#21  Edited By joeybagad0nutz

Go Camping.
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#22  Edited By crusader8463

You can get a switch that you plug into your power outlet that has a timer set in it to turn on/off at a set time. If you are lazy like me and you take the time to set it up, you will eventually learn to allocate certain times of day based around when that thing is set to. Best of all, you will be too lazy to move the computer desk and just rip the thing from the wall once it turns off.

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#23  Edited By MadeinFinland

Stop paying for it?

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#24  Edited By damnboyadvance

Well I don't look on the internet for advice on how to get off the internet.

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#25  Edited By AhmadMetallic
@Darkraven said:

" get a job "

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#26  Edited By blackbird415

I struggle with the same thing

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#27  Edited By TotalEklypse

small padlock on your zipper. i know you didn't spend all day just "surfing"... web spanker.

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#28  Edited By jakob187
  • Play more video games
  • Find a supplemental to porn addiction
  • Jog
  • Fuck more
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#29  Edited By bibledoctor

Shut off the computer.

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#30  Edited By Mars_Cleric

drink
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#31  Edited By Enigma777

Get a laptop and unplug it from the charger. When the battery runs out, you're done.

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#32  Edited By GunslingerPanda

It has an off switch.

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#33  Edited By valrog
 
Kill it with fire.
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#34  Edited By Azteck

Use more skill in having a life.

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#35  Edited By oatz

Work out. Get some self-discipline. Join a gym.

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#36  Edited By mnzy

I deleted a few accounts on different websites when I felt I spent too much time online. You are not able to do that on Whiskey Media sites, though.