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Jul 19, 2009, 05:28 PM
 
Ya, I have lots of free time. I was kind of getting bored with the Internet -not finding whatever it was what I was looking for, because I had no idea of what to look for.

Then I found stumbleupon, choose a dozen or so categories of interest and have been stumbling ever since. Seriously, up to 5 hours a day.

help?


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Jul 19, 2009, 08:33 PM
 
Just walk away. I found the easiest way to stop stumbling was when it got blocked from the computers at work. I don't really care to waste so much of my own personal time so I used it far less frequently from then on. I will say that it helped lift some of my internet boredom. I realized that I as reading the same sites every day and not really finding the good stuff that's out there. Stumble upon got me looking at a lot more sites than I would have found otherwise.
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Jul 19, 2009, 08:41 PM
 
I inadvertently lied saying that I was stumbling on a dozen categories. I just checked, I'm up to 58.

I have a problem.

But, ThinkInsane, I'll try to walk away. And thanks for your support.

Any 12 steps for this?


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Jul 19, 2009, 08:44 PM
 
Join Stumbleupon Anonymous, if you need help.



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Jul 19, 2009, 08:44 PM
 
Have you tried taking up furious self-gratification as a substitute? That should kill a few hours a day.
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Jul 19, 2009, 08:45 PM
 
Holy Crap!!

Right after my last post (I seriously kid you not) I stumbled upon this site:

www.zmogo.com/web/the-addiction-of-stumbleupon//
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Jul 19, 2009, 08:48 PM
 
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Jul 20, 2009, 01:29 PM
 
Easy solution : get an Xbox, then get Fallout 3.

See you in 2011.
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Jul 20, 2009, 01:35 PM
 
Originally Posted by dzp111 View Post
Any 12 steps for this?


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Yep, just take 12 steps away from your computer.
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Jul 20, 2009, 01:39 PM
 
Originally Posted by mattyb View Post
Easy solution : get an Xbox, then get Fallout 3.

See you in 2011.
He needs to stop an addiction, not replace it with the electronic equivalent of heroin.
     
   
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