{"id":4061,"date":"2015-06-14T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-14T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/?p=4061"},"modified":"2022-06-22T12:41:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T16:41:53","slug":"365100-tmi-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/365100-tmi-computers\/","title":{"rendered":"365+#100: TMI-Computers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note:<\/strong> If this post is T<\/strong>oo M<\/strong>uch I<\/strong>nformation for you right now, you can read a summary of my TMI series by clicking here<\/a><\/span>. For those who would like to tame their computer time or have helpful strategies to share, read on.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Days<\/a>Spending\/wasting too much time on the computer is probably my biggest challenge in terms of TMI. Since I am a writer and work at home, it\u2019s not unusual for me to sit in front of my computer up to\u00a010 hours a day. I am boss of my own time and happy doing what I do so this is not a problem, EXCEPT that I also like to be efficient. I take breaks (naps, walks, eat, do hobbies and chores) when I feel like it so I\u2019m not glued to the computer. I have meetings, do workshops, spend time with my husband, travel, and sleep. I enjoy my life but it has been an ongoing compulsion of mine to decrease wasted time on the computer to make room for productive and meaningful time. So\u2026in the interest of saving you all some time, I\u2019ve spent several weeks researching how I use my computer time and analyzing how I might reduce some of the info clutter that beams at me from this device.<\/p>\n

Your computer use, family circumstances, and personality might be drastically different from mine, but consider this a step to evaluating your own situation.<\/p>\n

Following are the usual ways I use my computer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Days<\/a>EMAIL:<\/strong><\/span> On average I receive 42 emails a day. I only pay attention to about half of these. This is due to\u00a0the beauty of Gmail\u2019s tabs and filtering system. I glance at the social and promotional tabs maybe once a day and most of them can be quickly deleted. (Caveat: I also send out thousands of emails a week which often go into other\u2019s \u201cPromotion\u201d tab. You can delete all but mine.) \ud83d\ude42\u00a0Because of my stage in life (empty nest) my incoming primary email roughly falls into 1\/3 work, 1\/3 volunteer commitments, and 1\/3 personal.<\/p>\n

Time wasters<\/strong>:<\/p>\n