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But stop …..? Here is a word of
warning! The so called greatest thing you are proud of can be the
worst practice and obstructing your great potential for progress.
Whether you accept or not, sitting in front of computer is a very
subtle addiction - though unnoticed by the addict and even
justified and defended when discussed about. I have seen evan
graphic artists fiddling with commands playing around with same
design in the name of creativity! An average design of ad or
selecting type face which could be done in just a few minutes
stretches to an hour or even hours, resulting in rushing through
to complete other creative work for the day! It is a situation of
self- inflicted tension. |
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In an office in the garb of checking
emails, one tends to spend not minutes but hours getting hooked
to going through junk mail !!
Of course there are a few smart persons who would spend just
necessary time on computers. Some are so good that the moment
they sit at a computer, they can draft dynamic letters and even
key in master piece articles. But barring these 5% sensible
people, 95% of people whether office staff or students ruin
their life. Some even get involved for the rest of their lives
through chatroom venture. |
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So what is the solution? |
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The solution is simpler than the
problem. All one needs is to develop extra awareness of what one
is doing at the computer. Here are a few hot tips : |
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1. Stop putting on
a computer for the whole day-just as you enter your work place or
your home. |
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2. Have a day's plan clearly written
in your “day's plan” diary or note book specifying the nature of
work to be done on the computer and the approximate time required.
Such a plan should be prepared preferably at the end of previous
day. |
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3. Write the time when you start using
your computer for a particular purpose and glance at the watch to
check that you've taken just required time without stretching
unnecessarily. |
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4. One of the bright ideas would be to
check your e-mails in the second part of the day, so that you have
the earlier part of the day for your non-computer assignments else
they will hang on your head. |
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5. Delegate some of your computer
related simpler work to some one else. |
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6. Make a habit of putting off the
computer. In case a commonly shared printer is connected to your
CPU, at least switch off the monitor. |
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7. Keep a day off from touching the
computer |
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Remember many
children have been turned into “couch potato” and “dumb” individuals
due to encouraging small kids to spend time watching TV, likewise
many adults will turn into mechanical beings or robots with damaged
or degenerated brains in case computer is allowed to control their
activities and keep them occupied for the whole day. So stop using
your computer for better part of the day so that you can use your
super computer, like - wise keep kids off TV excepting for an hour
or so a day! It's better to be safe than sorry, isn't it? |
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