Internet
And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.
Matthew 18:9 (ESV)
Sloth
…Is my besetting sin. In a major way, and this is linked with the internet in such a huge way it can’t be denied, so I’ve decided to use the internet for work only during the week, check e-mail once a day only, but have it open to be used at the weekend. This is the system I had before the Summer Holidays, and it worked well. During the Summer it was thrown away, however, because I simply had that much time. I don’t now, and I’m going to reinstate it. Eventually, I want to get off the internet completely except for e-mail and work. However, the last time I tried that was for Lent one year, after Lent, I was back online in full force, although I did stay offline during that time.
I can’t guarantee this will last, but I want it to. How you can help is to make sure I don’t post on anything other than on a Saturday or a Friday night. I want to stay off on Sundays completely including e-mail, because on Sundays it’s really not helpful at all. If I do post on a weekday, remind me what I said. Please. Do.
This policy starts immediately from now, so even if I post again today, remind me.
Peter,
Just stumbled across this…and decided to have a little read (hope you don’t mind)!
I think the internet is a clever little thing designed to tempt us into doing anything other than the things that we are supposed to be doing! I for one find it incredibly difficult to drag myself away, despite knowing that there are more beneficial things for me to be doing, so I admire you for being very disciplined…I really should try that! I’m sure that with prayer, and God by your side it won’t be such a tough task, you seem like a very determined and focussed person who heavily relies on God
God bless,
Emma (from college…in your German class in case you’re really confused!!!)
hey good stuff, peter. I heartily agree with your decision as being a good one. I think i need to exact similar restraints on my own time on the internet. Hope you succeed and find yourself more productive (and life-loving) than you may have been with the internet-sloth besetting. Cheers. Your post is remarkably similar to my own on my blog. Maybe a revolution is in order?