@KatieGullans
Besides having the urge to open my laptop and check and delete my email, it was kind of enjoyable to go without using a computer. I was more easily able to focus on all the tasks I wanted to do without having to worry about that technology. I think that the day can become more difficult when you go on the internet. For me, it can easily suck me in like a vacuum cleaner and it provides a huge range of distractions, especially when I click on google chrome and my eight most commonly used websites show up. I always feel the need to check all of them. Another problem is multitasking. I could be typing an essay and get bored, and before I know it, I’m looking at funny cat videos on youtube and playing robot unicorn attack on Facebook. I think that what was different about not being online was a sense of disconnectedness and not knowing what was happening. You’re more focused on your own thoughts and the people around you. If you want to find out about the world, you have to read the newspaper and if you want to know what your friends are up to, you should spend time with them. Advice would be needed to asked of people you know and not strangers on yahoo answers. Even when writing with pencil and paper, you can feel closer to your story as opposed to typing it. People can live without being online, but they just have to find different ways of doing things.