Happy New Year!
Well now that that festive period has sadly come to an end, I'm sure all students are rolling up their sleeves , slyly strollign over to their workstations, opening that laptop....and heading straight to myspace!
It's terrible how much of an addiciton it has become this year. I say that when I am struggling with focusing on work this year it is becuase of having had a job last year and I cant find the motivation I used to for academia. But looking back. I didnt resent the internet quite so much as I do this year because I easily waste at least an hour a day doing nothing on the internet, not expanding my knowledge of my chosen subects , but just wasting time! In my first and second year, I did not have the internet at home! In my first year, after a lengthy battle with the university to get a connection, we had to share this one connection between 5 students, while somebody else held the connection together, and after my final assignment was in, my lap top had a meltdown, so I was without my own pc for months. And it didnt bother me. I only needed a quick 15 minute email check at uni every few days to keep me satisfied.
In my second year living with only 1 other girl, to keep bills at a minumum we didnt get an internet connection. We lived only a 5 minute walk from the lansdowne open access centre which suited me fine.
I did use the internet a little more for emails and research and msn, and of course, the placement search!
On my placement, the internet was a big part of my day as I was in charge of the competitor research so I was constantly checking the competitions websites and emailing clients. However, I only checked my personal email accounts, or any news websites, or shopping websites in my allocated lunch hour, before the working day started or when it was complete!
The final year is the only time the internet has been a major issue and I think it is because of its availablility, i use it in my non work time for entertainment and amusement, and then I start to procrastinate in my work time by using it the same way! It's a vicious circle!
I think it is time to remove my wireless card and keep it under lock and key!
Toodles!