A little taste of spring
my own awesome mom typed up the following guest post about what some may call wasting time online. she is a writer and spends a lot of time at her desk reading, learning, researching and typing at her computer. she uses her blog as a tool for fleshing out memories, jotting down stories she wants to pass on and getting in daily writing practice. marty says...
I disagree with the idea that being online is a waste of time. I'd call it a use of time. I get defensive when somebody else decides that what I enjoy doing is a waste of time. According to whom?
When I'm online I read book reviews, recipes, current events, and health tips. I am inspired, and my mind is expanded. I've learned computer skills, writing techniques, toured photo galleries, participated in therapy sessions, become familiar with different lifestyles and ideas that broaden my understanding. I don't see the difference between learning from bloggers, books, photography classes, college courses, or child psychologists. I don't think relaxing on a golf course, quilting or biking is a waste of time, but I don't think those activities are superior to unwinding in front of the computer. They're just different. To me, wasting time means doing something I intensely dislike doing when I could be doing something necessary and/or enjoyable.
I hope this helps all of you guilty internet perusers out there. I know I feel better!
4 comments:
thanks for the link and the kind words! my mom wrote those words and has always been my source of wisdom. check out her blog at www.travelinoma.blogspot.com
xo. marta
I love being quoted! Thanks!
This is marvelous insight and proves that humanity is very diverse and, thankfully, not all alike.
What is trash to one becomes a treasure to another, what one receives great pleasure in doing, another feels is drudgery. It all depends upon whose eyes, whose perspective something is viewed from.
nice, i always feel like i should be doing something else more "productive" in my spare time, its nice to know i am not the only "guilty" one that finds comfort in internet browsing! (and that it IS okay!)
laci
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