Youtube, twitter, facebook, video games, and various other interesting things always end up causing me to spend hours on end doing nothing and feeling unproductive at the end of the day. I should update my blog but I find myself sidetracked by a song I had stuck in my head which leads me to youtube, which in turn drives me to see if any of the people I subscribe to update. Shortly after I finish I might get distracted with something else that causes me to spend a few hours doing nothing.
I hate time wasters so much but they are so fun and interesting I just can't help it. Though it really does kinda suck that I start a bit of homework then end up getting side tracked only to not get much done after all.
So what works best to ride myself of time wasters or at least minimize their effects? First I try to cut them out of my life. Sure I'll go to youtube but I will only subscribe to 1-3 people and check back for updates when ever I have down time and feeling extremely board. It also helps to have some set things that you need to do during the day. Working out keeps me from using too many time wasters and simply using a lot of mental focus to keep on task also helps as well.
But I think the best thing about time wasters is that you never have to be bored, which I think is the problem. Get bored, find anti boredom. I guess if I just allow myself to be bored more often I won't be going to facebook so much. But it really is a human problem. We hate to be bored by nature. That's why youtube, blogging, and facebook are as big as they are.
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