To internet or not to internet. That is the question.

For some reason I feel the deep down desire to just leave the internet be for a while.  Of course I can't, my entire social life is on the internet.  I publish on the internet.  I sometimes game on the internet, which does not seem to have a purpose at the moment.  I research everything from historical facts to my grocery bill on the internet.  I chat with my spouse on the internet.  Check the weather and air quality, make sure we still have a country, the list goes on.  Basically I'm online from waking to sleeping.
Wasn't life happier before the internet?  Wasn't I happier, more productive, more engaged with my community?  More active, better fed, healthier?  Didn't I get more done?

Actually, no.

I felt lonely all the time.  Bored.  Perusing my interests was difficult, resources were hard to find.  I was disorganized and scattered, unable to focus.  And did I mention lonely?  Very, very lonely?  I hear talks about people who left the internet for a time, how they regained their focus and learned how to _____ and became part of their community again.  That would be hard for me, I don't drive and here's noting within walking distance.  Taking a bus is a three hour ordeal.  It's not worth it.  And if I want to learn how to ___ odds are I can learn faster and easier from the internet then from any resource in town, especially for those of us who's interests are the slightest bit esoteric. 

They may have a point on the focus bit.  But a lot of what I want to focus on is actually available on line.

So maybe the internet isn't so bad.  Sure, I waste too much time randomly surfing, but outside of that, maybe it's okay.  Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree, like I was with diet.  But I still feel like I could do better.

I'll have to work on that.