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comment by sphericalvoxel
sphericalvoxel  ·  4123 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is time spent on the internet wasted?

I suppose it depends what you mean by the question. Certainly there's nothing meritorious about wasting your life. But on the other hand, if you've developed a sense for your own productive limitations, then it's probably apparent that there are diminishing returns for more work after a certain point. Stress kills, after all.

So wasting time to wind down from high levels of activity is perfectly acceptable, and you should in no way feel bad about wasting time that way, and that sort of time-wasting needs no further justification.





joelg236  ·  4122 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I really like this comment. I find that most of the time the only time I go on the internet to "waste time" is when I am completely dead from work, stress and life. Reading up on what's new and interesting is a way for me to wind down.