I just deactivated my facebook and am now experiencing some withdrawal symptoms.
lol. But Alhamdulillah, I find myself reading more articles and such! It's good inshallah. And if I really want to connect with friends, I'll try by other means, or even email. Right?
May Allah preserve you my precious and dear sister elina and protect you from all harms Ameeeeen
I never liked FB its a ....I don`t know what to call it...yes I know there are many beautiful Islamic things there but honestly we can find them in some other respected sites and we can contact with our families thro other sites and means like MSN...etc
May Allah help us all to worship Him right and guide us to what benefit us in this life and in the Hereafter...Ameeeeeeen
.... its not just the younger ones this affects....im in my 40's :blush:
Nothing wrong with being in your 40's, elina. No need to blush.
(From a fellow Quadragenarian )
I do have a fb account, but I am usually quite good at moderating my visits there. If I get carried away, my hubby usually gently (or not so gently) reminds me that I am spending too much time online.
The same applies for places such as this forum, I suppose. For me it is not so much about engaging with inappropriate or non-beneficial stuff (I am good at steering clear of those), but my concern is more about spending too much time with strangers and not enough with my own immediate family, neighbours and friends!
Sometimes I take a complete break from all Internet forums and networking sites for several weeks or so - just to prove to myself that I can do it!
Peace glo
Here I stand.
I can do no other.
May God help me.
Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down •
and kneel before the Lord our Maker
[Psalm 95]
I dont have a fb account and by reading some of these emotional distress comments I dont think I want one anytime soon...
5 Tips to Prevent Internet Addiction and Study More Effectively by Jack Cola Disconnect the Internet
Disconnecting yourself from the Internet may be one of the hardest things you can do (especially if you spend most of your day on it). The simplest thing you can do to prevent that kind of Internet addiction is to pull out your ethernet cable, switch off your wireless or turn off your modem. Some routers also allow you to set a time when you can use the Internet. The trick here is make sure it is hard to turn it back on. Therefore, if you want to do something really quick like check your email, hopefully you have enough strength in yourself to not turn the internet back on for one little task. If you do turn it back on, you may get an email which may waste more of your time. TIP: If you have made a study schedule, makes sure you turn the Internet off when it is your study time.
If you can’t force yourself to turn it off, get someone to do it for you and make sure they have some measure to stop you turning the Internet back on.
Don’t Waste Time on the Internet
I spend a lot of wasted time on the Internet. This can mean logging into sites every 15 minutes to see if has been updated. I have to admit, I do this a lot. Gmail, Facebook, Myspace, Google Reader, I can’t believe I had time to write this up. The trick here is to pace yourself and check the Internet once a day. Spend the rest of the day doing something else.
Create a Study Plan to Prevent Internet Addiction
Plan your week. Allocate time to each subject to study. Remember to include break times that allows you to surf the Internet, eat and watch TV. In other words, reward yourself for studying. Work First, Plan Second
Get into the habit of having all your work for the week (or most of it) done before you start having fun, going out, playing computer games or browsing Youtube. By doing this, you know you can go out Sunday night with your friends instead of doing all the study you didn’t do. In other words, prioritize your tasks.
Study Smart
People tend to study in different ways. Some people like studying by themselves, others in groups or even while playing sports. OK, sports? Well if you lose a point (while playing tennis, for instance) your opponent asks you a question then you have to answer correctly, if you don’t, you’ll lose two points). By doing this, you can have fun, be social, and study at the same time. Be in front of your studies from the beginning. Don’t fall behind. Read the topics for the week ahead beforehand (if you can) and write notes before the actual lecture. The advantages of doing this is that you can afford to fall asleep in the lecture if you had a late night, and it allows you to focus on things you had issues with or didn’t quite understand when taking the notes. Remember, be in front and not behind. As soon as you get work to do, finish it straight away as soon as you get home, before you do anything else that could be distracting. This allows you to recollect of all the tasks you have to do and easily recap what you have learnt. If you wait a day or later on in the night, you may get tired, or get distracted by your friends ringing you up, or possibly forget what you had to do. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-tips-...e-effectively/
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