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I'm leaving the internet for a year

This is a collection of all 8 recommendations for “I'm leaving the internet for a year”. You’ll probably need 1 minute to finish this text.

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Florian Lehmuth
In my wild fantasies, leaving the internet will make me better with my time, vastly more creative, a better friend, a better son and brother... a better Paul. In reality, I'll still be the same person, just with a huge professional and personal handicap. The things I'll miss most, like playing StarCraft with my friend from high school who lives in another state, or sharing Rdio and long read links with a co-worker at the next desk over, I hope to replace with more direct interactions, and more "meaningful" activities - whatever that means. The worst case scenario is that a year from now I'll b[…]
Estimated reading time: 1 min
Recited from Markus Reuter
  1. Florian Lehmuth

    Florian Lehmuth Paul Miller is planning to leave the internet for a year.

    May 5, 2012
Julian Frigger
In my wild fantasies, leaving the internet will make me better with my time, vastly more creative, a better friend, a better son and brother... a better Paul. In reality, I'll still be the same person, just with a huge professional and personal handicap. The things I'll miss most, like playing StarCraft with my friend from high school who lives in another state, or sharing Rdio and long read links with a co-worker at the next desk over, I hope to replace with more direct interactions, and more "meaningful" activities - whatever that means. The worst case scenario is that a year from now I'll b[…]
Estimated reading time: 1 min
Recited from Dan Ruswick
  1. Julian Frigger

    Julian Frigger da bin ich mal sehr gespannt

    May 3, 2012
Dan Ruswick
In my wild fantasies, leaving the internet will make me better with my time, vastly more creative, a better friend, a better son and brother... a better Paul. In reality, I'll still be the same person, just with a huge professional and personal handicap. The things I'll miss most, like playing StarCraft with my friend from high school who lives in another state, or sharing Rdio and long read links with a co-worker at the next desk over, I hope to replace with more direct interactions, and more "meaningful" activities - whatever that means. The worst case scenario is that a year from now I'll b[…]
Estimated reading time: 1 min
Recited from Markus Reuter
Markus Reuter
In my wild fantasies, leaving the internet will make me better with my time, vastly more creative, a better friend, a better son and brother... a better Paul. In reality, I'll still be the same person, just with a huge professional and personal handicap. The things I'll miss most, like playing StarCraft with my friend from high school who lives in another state, or sharing Rdio and long read links with a co-worker at the next desk over, I hope to replace with more direct interactions, and more "meaningful" activities - whatever that means. The worst case scenario is that a year from now I'll b[…]
Estimated reading time: 1 min
  1. Markus Reuter

    Markus Reuter People seriously need to learn to deal with the medium! These extreme escapes freak me out. Why don't you stay 'Paul' and learn to deal with the internet like you handle books, tv, music, or any other medium? Is it that hard? I am honestly wondering, why a tech journalist comes to that decision. The next time he should try to not use any kind of technical device, life like in the 18-somethings....

    April 30, 2012 | 9
  2. Michael Lapidakis

    Michael Lapidakis I wonder what would happen if he tried to do the same thing with travel infrastructure. If he said" I won't drive, fly or take a taxi this entire year". He would be a hermit, stuck in the island that is his apartment. This is, more or less, what's going to happen to him when he "quits" the internet. Technology moves us forward whether it's roads or fiber optics.

    April 30, 2012
Michael Lapidakis
By separating myself from the constant connectivity, I can see which aspects are truly valuable, which are distractions for me, and which parts are corrupting my very soul. What I worry is that I'm so "adept" at the internet that I've found ways to fill every crevice of my life with it, and I'm pretty sure the internet has invaded some places where it doesn't belong.
Estimated reading time: 1 min
  1. Michael Lapidakis

    Michael Lapidakis I know for a fact I couldn't do this. I'm anxious to see how this little experiment turns out. If he can stick with it for the whole year or not. It would be hard for a "normal" person to do this, but as a tech journalist I would think it's going to be nearly impossible.

    April 30, 2012
  2. Marcel Wichmann

    Marcel Wichmann I don't really understand what the point of all this is. Is there any possible conclusion besides "It's possible, but it's hard and you're gonna miss so much stuff."?

    May 1, 2012
Sebastian Baumer
And just like an old-time journalist, I won't have comments to read, retweets to bask in, or forums to troll. I'll be all alone with my thoughts, and for all I'll know, I may be forgotten.
Estimated reading time: 1 min
  1. Sebastian Baumer

    Sebastian Baumer Ich finde das Experiment großartig. Natürlich kann man sagen "aber das kannst Du doch auch alles machen und trotzdem Internet behalten. Internet!111" - Aber das stimmt nicht. Den Stecker ziehen ist eine andere Nummer.

    May 4, 2012
Andreas Hammer
The worst case scenario is that a year from now I'll be found wandering in the woods somewhere, muttering URLs to myself.
Estimated reading time: 1 min
  1. Andreas Hammer

    Andreas Hammer 1 Jahr ohne Internet. Wäre schon irgendwie... komisch?!
    Mal sehen!

    April 30, 2012
Filip Chudzinski
In my wild fantasies, leaving the internet will make me better with my time, vastly more creative, a better friend, a better son and brother... a better Paul. In reality, I'll still be the same person, just with a huge professional and personal handicap.
Estimated reading time: 1 min
  1. Filip Chudzinski

    Filip Chudzinski »Depending on your perspective, you might be completely shocked, or you might be completely unimpressed.«

    May 3, 2012