Well today is day 2 of my new online life. I have let go of all instant messaging. That's right I am no longer going to exist in the world of MSN Instant Messaging, Google Talk, or even Facebook chat. For those who know me well this is quite something. I tend to be the one people can always find online.
This however is horrible. When my close friends found out I was doing this they of course inquired to my reasoning. There are many times that I have done crazy things with no apparent reason, but this had reason, I think good reason.
There have been many nights - many late night even - that I have stayed up and watched my MSN contact list like a hawk, yearning for someone to just come online so that I could have contact with them. And I always noticed that I could have great conversations with my friends when they were online; but many times when meeting for coffee in person I couldn't be nearly as open with them, because I wasn't behind my computer screen.
So this is where I have come. I am pulling out 100%. In the past I have done 'fasts' where I cut back to 1 hour per day, or some arbitrary number like that; but I always end up pushing the limits to talk to a friend, and I can't do that.
I will be honest that I am absolutly terriffied about this 'experiment'. I am going to have to adapt, and even my friends will have to adapt to this change.
As for how long this is going to last, I have no idea! But since numbers are needed to keep me accountable, lets say that I won't be on any instant messagning until 2010.
We'll see what comes of this. Stay tuned ....
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