Unplugged Accidental Experiment

My home / office lost Internet connectivity for roughly 24 hours. It was certainly an experience.

My first reactions to the lost of connectivity were agitation and frustration. What am I going to do? How can it not work? It'll be back in a minute.... ipconfig /release, ipconfig /renew, ipconfig /renew.... nothing... STUPID STUPID COMCAST...

Once I stopped seeing red, I realized this was exactly what I needed to focus. I have come across a few articles that say you should close your email client and/or browsers every so often as a means to focus and get things done. Well I got the involuntary pull of the master switch! Once I realized it as a temporary blessing, my engines really got going knocking things out left and right.

I realized, I could not go totally without the Internet during this time, but it did help me focus on just what I needed to get done. I made a list of all the items I wanted to get done that required the Internet (which did not include random surfing and losing track of time) and headed over to a spot where I had access and made very efficient use of the Internet. The last time I was that precise and efficient was back in the stone age of dial-up.

I dare you to try it for a day and see what happens to you. I'm thinking of actually setting some hours in the day where I don't use the Internet to see if I can capture some of that fire on a day to day basis. Or maybe setting a time where I CAN use the Internet. This may require some thought...