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How much work time do you spend surfing the net?
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
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I am permanently online in my office and catch myself spending much too much time surfing around. Whenever I have a complicated thing to do and make a break I read an article online, post something here or surf a couple of favorite sites and - oops - have wasted a lot of time and have completely forgotten what I was working on.
On the other hand from time to time I work in the library. There I am not connected to the internet and suddenly I am unbelievably productive.
Being online impedes productivity.
Do you also have that problem? How do you deal with it?
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Use the computer to your advantage, use 'todo' programs to alert you on what task you need to be doing at a certain time, then you'll never forget, and if it's got an alert alarm, it'll annoy the crap outta you until you do it 
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2001
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I think I need counselling OR a job I'm actually interested in. I can't believe I've not been sacked for the time I spend on the internet. I'm sure the day will come.
I've tried all kinds of things. Here is an interesting link I found. It's not helped me though, but might be of use to you: http://www.lifehacker.com/software/g...ion-130447.php
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: planning a comeback !
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Eleventy Billion millihours !
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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I used to spend about 1.5 - 2 hours a day surfing at work. Much of it was really work related too. Now I'm in school and I have even less time to surf! What a concept!
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: The Tollbooth Capital of the US
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I work for an ISP so I'm on the internet all day. Doing either work related stuff or just surfing for my own enjoyment.
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"Evil is Powerless If the Good are Unafraid." -Ronald Reagan
Apple and Intel, the dawning of a NEW era.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Rochester, NY
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My job involves several activities when I'm waiting for computer output in order to figure out what to do next. Sometimes I take this time and do productive things like documentation or reading manuals. But sometimes not.
Edit: In a very freaky coincidence, as I was posting that, our local NFS server took a dump. I guess I'll do some more surfing until it gets fixed....
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Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Originally Posted by ism
I think I need counselling OR a job I'm actually interested in. I can't believe I've not been sacked for the time I spend on the internet. I'm sure the day will come.
Me too. Sometimes I waste the whole day or part of the week. I need help! 
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Moderator  Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: on the verge of insanity
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My company has a "strict" policy on web use. So far I've only had a couple of sites blocked. I'd have to say I spend half my day wasting time. On the other hand, I'm salary and commission, making sales hardly takes any time.
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: on the verge of insanity
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Originally Posted by Dork.
In a very freaky coincidence, as I was posting that, our local NFS server took a dump. I guess I'll do some more surfing until it gets fixed....
Need for speed server? 
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: 888500128
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When my girlfriend's here or I'm there: none.
When not: much. too. much.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: USA
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The vast majority of it. 
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Senior User
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
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5 - 15 minutes non work-related. But I have a very interesting and exciting job so I actually use the time at work, to do some work
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Pretentiously Retired.
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Originally Posted by Rumor
Need for speed server?
Nice.
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Feb 2005
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About an hour a day broken up into 5 to 10 minute sessions. Seems pretty good.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Boston, MA
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I don't surf on the net at all while at work.
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"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense." Winston Churchill
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Minnesota - Twins Territory
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i dont at my current job but at last job (a desk job) i just checked my email on breaks.
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"I'm for anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniel's."
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Senior User
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: WNC
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I do when I'm on break or there is not much work to do. Many nights I'll watch a video or movie on my iPod during breaks, but alas, I'm on break now doing what, surfing MacNN, lol...
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- Eric
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Addicted to MacNN  Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Cooperstown '09
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It depends. Sometimes a lot, sometimes quite a bit.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Zip, Boom, Bam
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A better Q: How much surfing the net time do I spend working?
Some.
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Originally Posted by CRASH HARDDRIVE
A better Q: How much surfing the net time do I spend working?
Some.
Hard to say how much exactly. The majority of the time I spend surfing is indeed reading a lot of science and programming related stuff on the net. This qualifies me and in the end also my job profits.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Goodyear, AZ
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I think I need counselling OR a job I'm actually interested in. I can't believe I've not been sacked for the time I spend on the internet. I'm sure the day will come.
What he said... 'Cept they've disabled Flash and most audio/video codecs here, so it seems 30% of the Intarweb is unusable.
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Slide to Unlock
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: CO
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100%
It *is* my work.
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TOMBSTONE: "He's trashed his last preferences"
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