Phew! No Internet Addiction Here!
On the front page of Yahoo today there is a study about people being treated for internet addiction. I have heard a lot of talk about this internet addiction lately and have secretly wondered if I am addicted.
My husband would say yes. Here's the thing though...Most of the time I spend online is for business. I am updating my site, checking e-mail, scouring the web for great finds for Rare Bird, reading business blogs (And a few friend and gossip blogs). I really don't spend a lot of time online shopping for myself or meeting people.
To see if I really did have a problem I took the Internet Addiction Test and answered completely honestly and I got a 38. It says "You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage."
Phew! Glad to know there is one thing I don't have to worry about! Ha ha
I would say if anything I have a "Running a Small Business" Addiction. I struggle with setting boundaries for my business and my personal life. I tend to let the business take over. It is something I have to be constantly aware off and keep control of. It's my black or white personality. I am an "All or Nothing" kind of girl.
But at least with the internet I am in the grey....
My score was 21...as much as I love the internet, I am also a normal user. I will look at my usual blog friends, check email and then I go. But when I had the business, my gosh, I was online a LOT more!
Posted by: Carrie-Shoji | November 04, 2006 at 05:22 PM
I got a 30 (phew). I have somewhat of the same problem; mostly on line I am building on my blog - but sometimes that prevents me from painting and doing more art. I try to set a scheduale but being a home business there is just me to please.
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | November 04, 2006 at 02:38 PM