Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Thank Goodness this Isn't a Problem for Me

Wasting time online? You might be mentally ill : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech: "It's always there. Waiting and calling to you. Fark. Reddit. Facebook. Dolphin Olympics. It may take only a couple minutes out of your day, but you know you're wasting time on this stuff whether you should be working on that spreadsheet or washing the dishes.

Time-wasting, or rather 'chronic procrastination,' is hardly a laughing matter, according to Professor Joseph Ferrari of Chicago's DePaul University. According to an insightful story in UK's Observer, it's a profound 'social and economic' problem and, thanks to technology, it's far worse than you could ever imagine.

Procrastination isn't just idle laziness. There are real social consequences to wasting time. Per the story, 'it encourages depression, lowers self-esteem, causes insomnia, and indirectly affects health by discouraging visits to the dentist or doctor. Sufferers are also more likely to have accidents at home involving unmended appliances.' Makes sense if you think about it."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

See, that guy's obviously an overachiever.