How much time is too much time on the 'net?

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

Any time that you really should be doing something else important.

I'd second that. There's a weird middle ground for those of us 20-somethings in between school and family. We have more free time and fewer responsibilities. As long as it's not interfering with your life - I have to leave early and get home so I can meet my Everquest friends and kill some orcs and I'll be on til 5 and late to work!- I think it's ok.

[_Opi_]

It depends. Is the net accessible at all times during the day?

Personally, my labtop goes everywhere with me and 90% of the time, there's internet access available. So I tend to check my emails every 2-3 hours (more frequently during class). Still, I hardly doubt it totals up to more than 3 hours per day unless I'm really procrastinating or something.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by _Opi_

It depends. Is the net accessible at all times during the day?

Personally, my labtop goes everywhere with me and 90% of the time, there's internet access available. So I tend to check my emails every 2-3 hours (more frequently during class). Still, I hardly doubt it totals up to more than 3 hours per day unless I'm really procrastinating or something.

I'm trying to get a laptop to take to class only for taking notes, downloading notes and browsing the internet. I hate classes that have too much downtime or where the teacher only reads the notes that he already typed out.

Hopefully this semester will be different though

[Tom Earp]

Arg, addicted to HGTV and Greek Chat!

Oh Weeeelllll !

[AGDLynn]

I don't as much as I used to. There used to be several die-hard Alpha Gam GCers but we've gotten involved in other things, lol.

Plus I can't look at it at work.

[Thrillhouse]

The best time waster ever is watching video clips online. I am on enough as it already, but now I must be able to find a rare music video from 1988 as well and will search and take many detours to find said clip. For me, internet surfing replaces tv/movie watching time.

[KSUViolet06]

There's no set amount of time. I agree with Drolefille. Anytime internet activities interfere with your real life, then you're probably online too much.

[_Opi_]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I'm trying to get a laptop to take to class only for taking notes, downloading notes and browsing the internet. I hate classes that have too much downtime or where the teacher only reads the notes that he already typed out.

Make sure you sit in the back or something if you plan on playing solitaire in class. Otherwise, some student might rat you out. some old-school profs are against the idea of students bring labtops to class because we surf during lectures (could it be because you are boring as to death for 3 hours straight?).

[LightBulb]

Originally Posted by _Opi_

Make sure you sit in the back or something if you plan on playing solitaire in class. Otherwise, some student might rat you out. some old-school profs are against the idea of students bring labtops to class because we surf during lectures (could it be because you are boring as to death for 3 hours straight?).

I started bringing my laptop this past semester, and it has worked out really well! My notes are more detailed and organized, and for the occassional (aggH!!! honeychile?) boring class...

[tld221]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I'd second that. There's a weird middle ground for those of us 20-somethings in between school and family. We have more free time and fewer responsibilities. As long as it's not interfering with your life - I have to leave early and get home so I can meet my Everquest friends and kill some orcs and I'll be on til 5 and late to work!- I think it's ok.

omg you just described one of my friends to a T. crazy! he would literally stop mid-sentence andcall his brother about some great idea he had in playing EQ. weird sh1t.