Tech Time Wasting
By: Kelly Shea
Recent College Grad/The SNP Part-Timer
I planned on skipping the New Year’s resolutions this year. I admire the ever-hopeful sentiment of resolutions, but I have never managed to truly change my ways. Caffeinated beverages and I have been inseparable since I was twelve. I regard gym memberships as a waste of money, and there is no way I would survive without white bread. These limitations aside, I do have one resolution this year: avoid tech time wasting.
Like many people, I do the majority of my work on a computer. Internet access is essential since I don’t have a PDA or i-phone to alert me to new e-mail. E-mail is where my focus wavers; next I find myself scanning three different newspapers, and even checking the status of my latest Amazon order. After this toxic cycle I naturally become discouraged by my lack of actual productivity. (more…)
