Quitting The Internet And All Artificial Stimulation For A Year

[LifeLife]

You know. It got me thinking. After I just wasted the past four months from my life, wasted away on the internet. Addicted. That maybe a change is needed.

I am writing this to the internet and throwing my thoughts into the void of infinite streaming and data. That I "anonymous person" am going to quit the Internet completely for a year and end all artificial stimulation. I have quit social media for quite some time and trying to establish a good routine of keeping up with my daily monk mode postings. But just coming on for the purpose of blogging, has tempted me to fall back into old ways.

So what does this mean? What am I going to do for an entire year? What are the rules?

No:

• Web browsing
• Surfing the Net
• Social Media
• Forms of artificial entertainment - for e.g. games etc..

What are my plans from now into the coming year 2017?

• Make Films
• Work side jobs.
• Do a Meissner course
• Live as a monk for three months.
• And the rest I will figure as I go.

Obviously I will need to use my email for work. But given that I am 20 now, I don't really have that many bombarding obligations or spams. The only emails I get will be from work

The aim of this is to truly come to terms with myself and reverse the process of my addictive and fearful self. I am signing off on the 25/11/2016. And I will return when I am 21. On the 3rd of December 2017.

Goodbye.

[123456789]

Your motivations might change after being a monk for a few months. Anyways, best of luck!

[Pallero]

Sounds like a plan, have fun!

[Loreena]

@LifeLife what's artificial stimulation. 

[Prabhaker]

On 11/25/2016 at 10:07 AM, LifeLife said:

Forms of artificial entertainment

It is a well-known fact that in poor countries the population goes on exploding for the simple reason that the poor man has no artificial entertainment. 

[vikisss1]

@LifeLife Hmm, I actually think that you didin't contemplated about those 'artificial entertainment'... The fact that internet or others games exist the way they are mainly comes from the two reosons. The first is that speed of light is 3000000m/s. If it is different, the bits in video games would not create such beautiful graphics and the computer would not work fast at all. The second reaoson is the massive amount of silicon in Earth. It seems to me, that such massive amount exists on purpose, like it is meant to be used. Silicon enanbles to create bits, which operates in all computers. And it also very cheap and easy to acquire. That is why IT advanced really fast. This is my opinion, maybe you find something interesting to think about

I almost personally never played video game more than 3 hours a day. It also seems insane to me. But those IT technologies are great if used correctly and with intention. Also IT makes me money and the way I see it, IT will continue to grow even faster until almost everything will be run on computer code.

Edited May 3, 2017 by vikisss1

[Leo Gura]

@LifeLife You might want to start with a less ambitious goal. Have you even done 30 days without internet?

The problem with absolutistic goals is that they tend not to get at the root of the problem. You're probably gonna be using the internet at some point in your life. So you might as well learn how to use it responsibly now. If you just quit it for a year, that will be interesting, but you'll just come back and gorge on it 1 year from now. Sometimes learning to cope with a thing results in more real growth than just abstaining from it.

[LifeLife]

On 2017-5-3 at 4:13 PM, Leo Gura said:

@LifeLife You might want to start with a less ambitious goal. Have you even done 30 days without internet?

The problem with absolutistic goals is that they tend not to get at the root of the problem. You're probably gonna be using the internet at some point in your life. So you might as well learn how to use it responsibly now. If you just quit it for a year, that will be interesting, but you'll just come back and gorge on it 1 year from now. Sometimes learning to cope with a thing results in more real growth than just abstaining from it.

Well I did it and it wierdly led to me finding what I love to do - which is alot but mainly being creative and film making. 

 

I found quitting it impractical and impeding my ability to communicate with others but now my view to stimulation is different. I basically only use technology for my purpose and constantly keep being aware when technology is using me and snap out of it. One thing I did notice was that the amount of CONNECTION and how fast it evolves is ridiculous. Actually scary. 1. We are so desentisized to things like facebook etc. But 2. We all becoming more and more connected so rapidly and this networking system is just becoming so advanced so quickly. When you take a break you will realise this and it will kinda scare you a little bit. ( my experience.)

 

Looked at what you said and very interesting perspective I will field test that thoroughly and come back to you.

[Arman]

Edit: nvm 

Edited May 5, 2017 by Arman

[Leo Gura]

@LifeLife Consider this: the true sign of mastery here would be if you had a computer with full internet access, tons of porn, TV, the best new sites all lined up, right there on your desktop, within hands reach, and you simply weren't tempted at all.

Of course that's like an ideal. Will take you years to work up to that probably. So do it however you like. There are many ways to skin a cat here.

 

[Principium Nexus]

@Leo Gura Being tempted is okay, but then staying in control over ones actions is the mastery. You probably meant the same