Comments on: The Internet Sucked Away My Life: Seminary Time Waster #2 http://seminarysurvivalguide.com/2008/03/17/the-internet-sucked-away-my-life-time-waster-2/ practical wisdom to help seminary students avoid burnout and finish well Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:13:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dawn Lamper http://seminarysurvivalguide.com/2008/03/17/the-internet-sucked-away-my-life-time-waster-2/comment-page-1/#comment-597 Dawn Lamper Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:20:54 +0000 http://seminarysurvivalguide.com/2008/03/17/the-internet-sucked-away-my-life-time-waster-2/#comment-597 Love, love, love a new add-on called Leechblock!! Developed by an assistant professor over at Reformed Theological Seminary, Leechblock is a proven grade-saver (specifically, those of us driven by those prevailing winds of internet-blogged doctrine!) It allows the user to block all or specific portions of the internet during times also defined by the user. For instance, I block Facebook from 8:30 A.M. until 5:30 P.M.--those times I am supposed to be studying or, since I assist my seminary from home, working. Plus, in a move surely inspired by the law perfect love, the application is absolutely free. The only drawback is that it only functions as an add-on with Mozilla. However, for the desperate among us the change-over is a small price to pay. But seriously, this was a costly problem for me; one that yielded little more than a dismal crop of wasted time, frantic attempts at recovery, and most often, despair. Hope this helps someone. Tim Challies recommends it and--for what it's worth--so do I. http://www.challies.com/articles/leechblock-changed-my-life http://www.proginosko.com/leechblock.html Love, love, love a new add-on called Leechblock!! Developed by an assistant professor over at Reformed Theological Seminary, Leechblock is a proven grade-saver (specifically, those of us driven by those prevailing winds of internet-blogged doctrine!) It allows the user to block all or specific portions of the internet during times also defined by the user. For instance, I block Facebook from 8:30 A.M. until 5:30 P.M.–those times I am supposed to be studying or, since I assist my seminary from home, working. Plus, in a move surely inspired by the law perfect love, the application is absolutely free. The only drawback is that it only functions as an add-on with Mozilla. However, for the desperate among us the change-over is a small price to pay.

But seriously, this was a costly problem for me; one that yielded little more than a dismal crop of wasted time, frantic attempts at recovery, and most often, despair.

Hope this helps someone. Tim Challies recommends it and–for what it’s worth–so do I.

http://www.challies.com/articles/leechblock-changed-my-life
http://www.proginosko.com/leechblock.html

]]> By: Julie http://seminarysurvivalguide.com/2008/03/17/the-internet-sucked-away-my-life-time-waster-2/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Julie Mon, 03 May 2010 12:05:30 +0000 http://seminarysurvivalguide.com/2008/03/17/the-internet-sucked-away-my-life-time-waster-2/#comment-580 Barbara Brown Taylor, Episcopal priest, College Professor, fabulous preacher and author, spoke at the United Church of Christ's Synod last year on Narrative in the age of Twitter. She recommends use of the internet with filtering (my summary of her words). In her words the internet gives you incredible access to wonderful narratives - but you need to choose the narratives you follow. Use this wonderful electronic gift and be selective! Barbara Brown Taylor, Episcopal priest, College Professor, fabulous preacher and author, spoke at the United Church of Christ’s Synod last year on Narrative in the age of Twitter. She recommends use of the internet with filtering (my summary of her words). In her words the internet gives you incredible access to wonderful narratives – but you need to choose the narratives you follow. Use this wonderful electronic gift and be selective!

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]]> By: Mark http://seminarysurvivalguide.com/2008/03/17/the-internet-sucked-away-my-life-time-waster-2/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Mark Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:29:33 +0000 http://seminarysurvivalguide.com/2008/03/17/the-internet-sucked-away-my-life-time-waster-2/#comment-116 Thanks Dan. I hope you continue to find value here. Always open to suggestions! Thanks Dan. I hope you continue to find value here. Always open to suggestions!

]]> By: Dan http://seminarysurvivalguide.com/2008/03/17/the-internet-sucked-away-my-life-time-waster-2/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Dan Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:44:04 +0000 http://seminarysurvivalguide.com/2008/03/17/the-internet-sucked-away-my-life-time-waster-2/#comment-115 Great post. It's stuff like this that keeps SSG in my RSS reader even after reading Ferriss's manifesto on a low-info diet. Great post. It’s stuff like this that keeps SSG in my RSS reader even after reading Ferriss’s manifesto on a low-info diet.

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