I've been asking myself this question very often in recent months.
The internet has become a crucial part of my life. I can barely remember a week over the last,let's say, seven years of my life that I've had to do without internet connection. I mean it would feel like I'm sick without the internet. There are only a handful of things that catches my interest outside of the internet. I'll outline them below.
1) Playing Video games - apart from surfing the web, the only other thing that steals my time so often is playing games. I can go a day without food if I'd just have to access to my favorite game (football of course) and steady supply of power. You wouldn't be exactly wrong if you call me a game addict.
I sometimes stay up very late (try being up till 4am) to play games. It's my regular past time and I still haven't gotten out of the habit yet.
2) Write books - I like to write. You'd probably already know that by now. I see writing as a means to express myself. I'm not so vocal, not outspoken, so I tend to rely on my writeups to do the talking. I've been writing since my primary school days. I nurse the ambition to become a bestselling author one day.
So, without internet connection, I'd probably spend some good time crafting beautiful stories.
3) I will read books - I like to read too. There are a number of books I've got that I have planned to trad but I I rarely do these days because of my obsession with the internet. So, I'd probably read a lot if something happens with the internet.
Though these things are good, I won't trade them for the internet. I have become an overall better person both mentally and financially because of the Internet. It's almost unthinkable what will become of me without it.
I would probably finally get a life haha. My timeis currently spent 80% using internet and the remainder isn’t. Some things I would do include...
1. Play Sports More
I used to play a lot of basketball/football during the year, especially in summer but now have turned into a very inside person. So I would like to go back and start playing sports with my friends again.
2. Read
I really need to pick up a novel and actually read it. It’s honestly been so long, and I usually love to read a book. Without internet, I would be super bored so reading a bookcase would pass time rather easily.
3. Sleep
Currently with all the things I can do, I generally sleep less than 6 hours a day compared to my peers who probably get over 10 hours a day. Without the hassle of having a list of things to do, I could enjoy more time sleeping and feeling refreshed throughout the day.
4. Read a newspaper
I always get my news on the “news” app on my iPhone. I follow over like 15 different outlets and probably spend 2 hours a day on it. However I never have felt the need to read a newspaper, which is why I haven’t. This would kind of be fun, as well as cool to finally read a newspaper and see why my dad finds it his “special time” in the morning while drinking coffee.
5 years ago our province was struck by a big earthquake. Buildings were mostly safe and undamaged however the power plant supplying electricity for our province was heavily damaged. We were left without electricity for over 3 months and thus no internet.
Those 3 months were the hardest part of my life as before that incident I am relying too much on electricity and internet. I am somewhat introverted so I spent most of my time indoors, just watching tv shows and browse the internet.
So what I did at that time (or was forced to do) was:
1. Read Books - Even if you hate reading, you'll be surprised that without distractions such as the internet, you will end up picking up a book just to pass by some time.
2. Play Indoor Games - I learned so many indoor games back then like Card Games, Scrabble, Snakes and Ladders, I even learned "Mah-jong"
3. Get into Sports - I also did some games such as Badminton
4. Visit Other People's House
5. Went on a Road Trip
So yeah these was some of the things I was forced to do during the whole 3 months without an internet thing (electricity). I am not answering this hypothetically, I am answering these one by experience. :)
I will focus on other things if I don't have internet connection for a month.
Improve communication skills: To improve communication skills, you have to communicate with people. Without an internet connection, I will meet more people face to face and talk to them.
Watch movies: I have some movies in my collection, I have not watched that. Finally it is time to watch movies and enjoy.
Read: I love to read. I usually read online. Now I have to focus offline and read books. By the way, I have some ebook on my laptop, I can read that.
Watch videos: I don't have internet connection, but I have my phone and laptop. I have educational and motivational videos. I will watch those videos.
Spend more time with friends and family: Now I have time. I can spend quality time with friends and family. Maybe we can go somewhere and have fun.
Try to connect to the internet and use Musing: I'm doing this right now. Now I am on a trip. I stay in country side. Internet connection is very weak here. I'm trying to connect to the internet. Oh no. Don't get internet signals. Let's see if I can connect to the internet and post this.
There was life before the internet and there'll be life after the internet, alot of people have grown too attached to the internet that they are starting to loose touch with reality, so the best thing I'd say is with a month of no internet I'd catch up with my friends from the real world and perhaps make new friends offline as well.
I think I would read as much as I could. Write those notes down. Do lots of house cleaning. Grow some plants and develop some new things. Learn some new skills. Hang out with my friends. But it's really hard to imagine a world where there is no internet for even a month
Without internet it would be very difficult to me live in the world because in today world no one would live without internet. Because everything we get from Google and so without internet for week also a very bad time for us.
I will become lazy if I had no internet connection for one month and I will wake up 10 am in the morning and sleeps at 9 pm at night besides this I will do various activities such as
1)I had interest of reading books - I like to read too. There are a number of books I've got that I have planned to read but I I rarely do these days because of my obsession with the internet. So, I'd probably read a lot if something happens with the internet. Though these things are good, I won't trade them for the internet. I have become an overall better person both mentally and financially because of the Internet. It's almost unthinkable what will become of me without it.
2)I like to play games: The game I like to play should be multiplayer game because in multiplayer game I can play game with my friends and we have a good gossip and I can spend my times and at evening I like to go for watching movies so I can spend time there.
I'd probably die. Lol. Just kidding. On a serious note though, I can't even imagine what I'd do. The longest I've gone is three days and during that time it felt like I'd been cut off from the rest of the world.
If that ever happened, I think I would read more (physical books this time) and get around to writing those e-books I've been putting off for ages.
It would be one of the toughest months in my life. I wold play all the games in my phone. Visit people. Read big novels to while away time. Maybe watch movies. But it will be boring.
I think this question deserves some good reward!
I've been asking myself this question very often in recent months.
The internet has become a crucial part of my life. I can barely remember a week over the last,let's say, seven years of my life that I've had to do without internet connection. I mean it would feel like I'm sick without the internet. There are only a handful of things that catches my interest outside of the internet. I'll outline them below.
1) Playing Video games - apart from surfing the web, the only other thing that steals my time so often is playing games. I can go a day without food if I'd just have to access to my favorite game (football of course) and steady supply of power. You wouldn't be exactly wrong if you call me a game addict.
I sometimes stay up very late (try being up till 4am) to play games. It's my regular past time and I still haven't gotten out of the habit yet.
2) Write books - I like to write. You'd probably already know that by now. I see writing as a means to express myself. I'm not so vocal, not outspoken, so I tend to rely on my writeups to do the talking. I've been writing since my primary school days. I nurse the ambition to become a bestselling author one day.
So, without internet connection, I'd probably spend some good time crafting beautiful stories.
3) I will read books - I like to read too. There are a number of books I've got that I have planned to trad but I I rarely do these days because of my obsession with the internet. So, I'd probably read a lot if something happens with the internet.
Though these things are good, I won't trade them for the internet. I have become an overall better person both mentally and financially because of the Internet. It's almost unthinkable what will become of me without it.
I would probably finally get a life haha. My timeis currently spent 80% using internet and the remainder isn’t. Some things I would do include...
1. Play Sports More
I used to play a lot of basketball/football during the year, especially in summer but now have turned into a very inside person. So I would like to go back and start playing sports with my friends again.
2. Read
I really need to pick up a novel and actually read it. It’s honestly been so long, and I usually love to read a book. Without internet, I would be super bored so reading a bookcase would pass time rather easily.
3. Sleep
Currently with all the things I can do, I generally sleep less than 6 hours a day compared to my peers who probably get over 10 hours a day. Without the hassle of having a list of things to do, I could enjoy more time sleeping and feeling refreshed throughout the day.
4. Read a newspaper
I always get my news on the “news” app on my iPhone. I follow over like 15 different outlets and probably spend 2 hours a day on it. However I never have felt the need to read a newspaper, which is why I haven’t. This would kind of be fun, as well as cool to finally read a newspaper and see why my dad finds it his “special time” in the morning while drinking coffee.
Well that’s my list!
5 years ago our province was struck by a big earthquake. Buildings were mostly safe and undamaged however the power plant supplying electricity for our province was heavily damaged. We were left without electricity for over 3 months and thus no internet.
Those 3 months were the hardest part of my life as before that incident I am relying too much on electricity and internet. I am somewhat introverted so I spent most of my time indoors, just watching tv shows and browse the internet.
So what I did at that time (or was forced to do) was:
1. Read Books - Even if you hate reading, you'll be surprised that without distractions such as the internet, you will end up picking up a book just to pass by some time.
2. Play Indoor Games - I learned so many indoor games back then like Card Games, Scrabble, Snakes and Ladders, I even learned "Mah-jong"
3. Get into Sports - I also did some games such as Badminton
4. Visit Other People's House
5. Went on a Road Trip
So yeah these was some of the things I was forced to do during the whole 3 months without an internet thing (electricity). I am not answering this hypothetically, I am answering these one by experience. :)
I will focus on other things if I don't have internet connection for a month.
Improve communication skills: To improve communication skills, you have to communicate with people. Without an internet connection, I will meet more people face to face and talk to them.
Watch movies: I have some movies in my collection, I have not watched that. Finally it is time to watch movies and enjoy.
Read: I love to read. I usually read online. Now I have to focus offline and read books. By the way, I have some ebook on my laptop, I can read that.
Watch videos: I don't have internet connection, but I have my phone and laptop. I have educational and motivational videos. I will watch those videos.
Spend more time with friends and family: Now I have time. I can spend quality time with friends and family. Maybe we can go somewhere and have fun.
Try to connect to the internet and use Musing: I'm doing this right now. Now I am on a trip. I stay in country side. Internet connection is very weak here. I'm trying to connect to the internet. Oh no. Don't get internet signals. Let's see if I can connect to the internet and post this.
Hope this answers your question.
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There was life before the internet and there'll be life after the internet, alot of people have grown too attached to the internet that they are starting to loose touch with reality, so the best thing I'd say is with a month of no internet I'd catch up with my friends from the real world and perhaps make new friends offline as well.
I think I would read as much as I could. Write those notes down. Do lots of house cleaning. Grow some plants and develop some new things. Learn some new skills. Hang out with my friends. But it's really hard to imagine a world where there is no internet for even a month
Without internet it would be very difficult to me live in the world because in today world no one would live without internet. Because everything we get from Google and so without internet for week also a very bad time for us.
I will become lazy if I had no internet connection for one month and I will wake up 10 am in the morning and sleeps at 9 pm at night besides this I will do various activities such as
1)I had interest of reading books - I like to read too. There are a number of books I've got that I have planned to read but I I rarely do these days because of my obsession with the internet. So, I'd probably read a lot if something happens with the internet. Though these things are good, I won't trade them for the internet. I have become an overall better person both mentally and financially because of the Internet. It's almost unthinkable what will become of me without it.
2)I like to play games: The game I like to play should be multiplayer game because in multiplayer game I can play game with my friends and we have a good gossip and I can spend my times and at evening I like to go for watching movies so I can spend time there.
I'd probably die. Lol. Just kidding. On a serious note though, I can't even imagine what I'd do. The longest I've gone is three days and during that time it felt like I'd been cut off from the rest of the world.
If that ever happened, I think I would read more (physical books this time) and get around to writing those e-books I've been putting off for ages.
It would be one of the toughest months in my life. I wold play all the games in my phone. Visit people. Read big novels to while away time. Maybe watch movies. But it will be boring.