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<blockquote data-quote="Knight.of.Logos" data-source="post: 1525546" data-attributes="member: 17234">When I don't use the internet for a while, I find my stream of consciousness is much less chaotic, manic, and unnecessarily complicated.&nbsp; For me, it's a tough addiction to break because I have to use it for work, and I use it for things outside of work and it can be so easy to end up online for 4-5 hours even though I only planned on going on for an hour or so.&nbsp; On days where I am out in nature for all of the day, or am home but reading good books, my consciousness has a different flavor -- more simple, more humble, more focused.I have heard that internet use activates similar areas of the brain and neurochemicals as does cocaine.&nbsp; This is surely an exaggeration but does indicate that the internet can have a very negative effect on somebody and turn them into a dopamine junkie like any other addiction.I'd like to set up a more regimented, strict practice.&nbsp; I think this will do wonders in moving me towards living a more simple life.&nbsp; Has anybody else done this or attempted this with the internet?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Knight.of.Logos, post: 1525546, member: 17234"] When I don't use the internet for a while, I find my stream of consciousness is much less chaotic, manic, and unnecessarily complicated. For me, it's a tough addiction to break because I have to use it for work, and I use it for things outside of work and it can be so easy to end up online for 4-5 hours even though I only planned on going on for an hour or so. On days where I am out in nature for all of the day, or am home but reading good books, my consciousness has a different flavor -- more simple, more humble, more focused. I have heard that internet use activates similar areas of the brain and neurochemicals as does cocaine. This is surely an exaggeration but does indicate that the internet can have a very negative effect on somebody and turn them into a dopamine junkie like any other addiction. I'd like to set up a more regimented, strict practice. I think this will do wonders in moving me towards living a more simple life. Has anybody else done this or attempted this with the internet? [/QUOTE]

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