powerful⌗

The internet is the most powerful tool there is, the ability to query the whole world about something and get actual practical results is unprecedented.

Sure, knowledge comes in all forms, shapes, and sizes, but none can even begin to surpass the internet.

However, it is not all sunshine and roses with the internet. The internet has been proven to be distracting and rather disheartning at times.

I believe that it is not social media that makes people frantic, no, it is the internet. The volume of knowledge that we get exposed to do on a daily-basis from The Internet is the issue.

Thousands of companies are competing for your precious attention, and as time passes we become more desensitized to normal activites. This is because competition naturally breeds more superior activites or objects.

Clearly, using the internet exposes the normal person to a slew of illogical behaivours. The Internet is bad, unless we use it in extreme restraint, then it becomes useful.

how-to⌗

There are 3 guidelines that make The Internet have less of a negative effect on me:

seek information with a purpose⌗

if you use the internet without a clear objective, then you are going down a slippery slope. unless if you’re willing to expend tons of energy on clearing your mind and meditating, do not even try to use the internet without a purpose. always seek information and knowledge as opposed to entertainment or other objectives, because the internet’s version of entertainment is far too unnatural and will take a toll on your perception of what entertainment is like.

reduce your usage⌗

avoid using the internet at home at all costs, because at home you’re more malleable than at work for example. treat the internet as a tasty appetizer, carefully using it and taking into consideration how easily addicted you could become.

replace whenever possible⌗

chances are whatever you are doing through the internet could be replaced by a more boring and banal activity. attaining knowledge could be done through books, you could write physical letters instead of texting. these are bad alternatives, but I am sure you could think of alternatives that are more functional and that suits your needs.

try to gain independence from the internet whenever possible.