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Does PC distract you from important offline tasks?

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    It does to a degree. I'm good at getting work/projects done before coming onto PC so that's no issue at all for me, but PC does tend to make me stay up till 2-3AM when I have 9AM lectures the next day so that has a toll on everything else when I'm shattered and can't be bothered to do work haha. So the effect is indirect, but it is there.
     
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  • Not any more than the Internet in general. But oh boy, do I use the Internet as a distraction tool. Like right now, I should be doing NaNoWriMo, but I am busy posting here instead. When I'm done here I probably still won't be writing. (:
     

    CourageHound

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  • T^T....as much as i dun wanna admit it, yes, it does. I'll rectify this but doin wat i gotta do....starting now *logs off with a salute*
     
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    It used to from when I joined up until 2010/mid-2011, I think? But not I'm not as active here, so it's mostly other sites like Tumblr, deviantArt, or Facebook.
     

    Bounsweet

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    Just homework :p

    I've never actually skipped work or school to stay on PC though, that's pretty insane. I have posted on PC from my laptop in class though, but with some of my professors you need to do something so you aren't lectured to death... x_x
     
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  • Not PC exclusively, but the internet as a whole is pretty good at distracting me from doing other, probably more important things. It's not so bad now that I don't have to do things like homework, but I could still be more productive with my time by cleaning or something than using the internet.
     
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    Only schoolwork! PC is my go-to place for whenever I should be doing homework. :P
     

    Firox

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  • Well, PC is only a small part of distraction, I would blame the internet itself for distracting me from exercise or enjoying the outdoors, my PS3 and Nintendo Lite is also a distraction contributor.
     
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  • No, it doesn't.

    I am always online to check things and make sure I am doing my role to make everything run smoothly, but it has never really conflicted with offline activities, jobs or anything like that.​
     

    Broken_Arrow

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  • At all...i just come around all forums whenever i feel bored...i always like to call myself the online traveller as i keep swinging from a place to another and i don't spend lots of time at the same place unless i'm doing something important....so,Nope
     

    Elite Overlord LeSabre™

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  • It used to, but now that I'm free of studying for college, I have more time on my hands to go on PC and do various other things online. And even back in my glory days of college, I could easily set PC aside to go to events and see friends and such. Setting it aside to study or do homework... not so much lol
     

    Hannah

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    When I'm on PC, I get so distracted that I don't even care if someone messages me on Facebook.
     

    Meganium

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  • Yes. It does.

    This is me when I'm online.

    "Oh hey, imma go check on PC real quick then imma go roleplay/do homework/do chores/etc"

    *2 min later*

    blargh, I'll do it later *keeps browsing for two more hours*

    But that was like...before. xD Now I just keep things tidy and push PC aside when I have stuff to do. On some cases, PC can wait till I have downtime irl and when I'm incredibly bored...like now.

    But right now, I'm literally distracted from doing my English report. :(
     
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  • Admittedly, it does distract me sometimes. I tend to click that PC tab every once in a while when I do homework and get a bit distracted since I start browsing, but that applies to the internet in general when I have stuff to do. Luckily I still manage to do well on assignments despite that and the distraction usually only takes a few minutes out of my time!
     
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    No, if I have something important to do, I will log off the forums. Im online a lot but I know when I have to do important stuff and Im not glued to my laptop 24/7. PC is just for free time.
     
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