Guest guest Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Hi Lou, Yes, I've often had the same thoughts - why is this list so compulsive? I even thought that maybe I should come off as I was getting too hung up in reading posts rather than getting out there and living life. It's all too easy to live a virtual life. But having said that - I find that every now and again - in fact quite often, a real gem comes up that really helps me to see myself in glorious technicolour, in the stories and struggles of all you dear people on this list. Reading all of the messy, sticky, glorious ways we all muddle through life is very tender and sometimes painful - but oh so real. The human spirit really shines through on this list - and that's why I for one like to keep reading! Simone To: ACT_for_the_Public Sent: Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 7:43Subject: Online Environment I've been thinking about this online environment recently. I ask myself why it is addictive, obsessive, compulsive, etc? To seek an answer, I began to turn on the ACT List with a focus on how I experience it. I noticed that my environment all but disappeared as my mind swayed in focus and I got caught up in the dialogue of the online chatter. It can be consuming.Then I looked at the experience of turning the ACT List off at a moment when I was interested. The urges were prolific and accompanied by miles of thought. All of a sudden I got the sensation that I was alone and it occurred to me that the opposite is true, the online environment provides one with the sense of being with others.Then I went back to my original question...many answers to that one I guess.Just thinking, what do you think?Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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