Some people smoke cigarettes when they are stressed, I check Facebook. I don’t necessarily care too much for Facebook, but when I do not want to write a paper, or when I have a lot of work to do, instead of being productive online I check Facebook, ESPN, CNN, etc. The Internet to me is like a portal for procrastination. I never understood why certain companies block people from using the Internet at work. I figured employees could just be honest and not visit certain sites on company time, but now I know just how strong the temptation can be.
I wouldn’t mind if I could block sites like Facebook for two or three hours at a time. When I start working, I am usually pretty good about not wasting time, but two or three hours into my assignment, I begin to wander. It is simply a matter of self-discipline that I have not mastered yet. One day I will, or I will just block sites that I waste time on and lose the password on purpose. We’ll see.
