It only took a few quick glances at other students’ web habits to realize that my tendency to procrastinate is shared by the fellow freshman. Hardly anyone got on their computer to do just work and nothing else. Some did not even work on any school related issues at all. In fact; we all share much of the same interests in web pages for the most part. While most students have their own specific sites they enjoy visiting, almost everyone will visit one of the social networking sites to keep up with friends and make new ones.
The dominant web site that I found frequenting students’ web habits has to be Facebook. I know that it is my most visited site by far, nothing else even comes close. Other than that, the further sites visited can tell a reader a great deal about what the writer is like. One can see what the author finds humorous, music types, and even whether the person likes to stay up on celebrity gossip. I personally enjoy sports and music the most, but I do not mind reading the occasional news story just to shake things up.
In the end this exercise has taught me that I am not alone when I feel like I put everything off. We freshman do not lack motivation, we merely are still young at heart and want to converse with our friends rather than write that six page essay that’s due tomorrow. We have just left High School after four long years, and it’s not fair to abandon the friends we have shared so many moments with. As we mature, we will learn to put schoolwork first and let our friends wait on us to finish. We must accept that friends come and go, and no matter how hard you try to stop it, your high school pals will not always be with you through life.
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Your comment seems to touch on the feeling of guilt that people have when they surf the net or do what they consider unproductive. That's an interesting feeling. On the one hand, I'm not sure people should feel too guilty about that. On the other, I'm reminded of something Garrison Keillor said, which is that guilt can be a good thing. It helps us to be better people. You got me thinking about this.
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