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Lately I've been thinking about how I wish I were doing more with my life: working out more, cooking more healthy meals instead of eating out all the time, studying more, seeing more friends, etc. This led to an idea: what if I take all the time I spend on NeoGAF, and use it to do something productive instead? How much difference would it make on my life?

In fact, this is something I encourage anyone who's interested to try: for a week, don't go on NeoGAF. No posting, no browsing, nothing. Use that time for something productive! Then, come back a week later and tell us how your life has changed (if at all).

During the week I'm also going to lay off video games, and other gaming-related websites. This experiment will start Monday night at 11:59pm, since there's no way I can miss NPD day. :/

In fact, I'm already starting to miss it...no way of finding out if the Wii will beat the PS3 this week in Media Create, no lashing out at Bleach in the weekly manga thread, no gifs, meltdowns, or hyping whatever's coming out next week only to forget about it a few days later. It's really sad how much I'm addicted to this site now.

I'll put people who want to join in the OP. Should be a fun week.


Socreges
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I've tried it before, I just find other things to procrastinate with, and unfortunately with school I can't try staying off the computer, or even the internet, for any amount of time because I need the computer and internet for school. But I may join you, 3 midterms coming up.
 
It feels good after a week. At first, you'll be tempted, though. Oh, and when you come back, you won't be able to back out for a while!
 
If you had any balls you would just start right now regardless of the npd.

btw your post reeks of gaming side perhaps you should post this shit over there.
 
It'll change your life forever.
derder said:
Just ask for a temp ban from a mod.
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I tried this once, nothing came of it. Ended up having to rely on my own sheer will to keep off the boards.
 
Well if you're going on a Neogaf haitus, might as go all the way and do an internet hiatus. Like someone said above, you'll just replace GAF time w/ something else.
 
freshair said:
Well if you're going on a Neogaf haitus, might as go all the way and do an internet hiatus. Like someone said above, you'll just replace GAF time w/ something else.
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This is probably true.
 
I'll join you.

I set aside blocks of my days to study and, since I often have to do so on or near the computer, I end up browsing here. I'll take a week off and see if I can keep it to a minimum after that.
 
I'll try to join.

I spend more time reading about videogames and what other people think about video games (especially through podcasts) than i actually spend playing video games at the moment.
 
Socreges said:
I've got over 11,000 posts and I'm sure most of you don't recognize me.
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NeoGAF is too big a place.

I know who you are. Canadian-GAF, blah blah, stayed with Romeo, blah blah. :]
 
Socreges said:
I've got over 11,000 posts and I'm sure most of you don't recognize me.
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Yeah, but they're just the unwashed masses who've only been here for two years and don't know why the eff this place is called "neo"GAF.

edit: I just clicked on both of our profiles and realized that at this moment, after five years on this iteration of the forum, and with join dates one day apart, our respective post counts are within five posts of each other. Freaky.
 
I think I'll join you as I have an essay to write, though it's due next week but I have been putting homework off til the last minute and GAF and the internet in general has distracted me far too much from my studies.
 
i did this when i moved out and i didnt have internet for about a week. it was a great week, i was working at home, being productive and using my free time really well.

then i got my internet back.
 
Alright, i want to do the same thing. No GAF for me until October 28th (i have a calculus 3 test on Tuesday). Let's see how it goes.

Mods, can you please ban me until October 28th, 2009? Thanks.
 
salva said:
Alright, i want to do the same thing. No GAF for me until October 28th (i have a calculus 3 test on Tuesday). Let's see how it goes.

Mods, can you please ban me until October 28th, 2009? Thanks.
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PM one directly instead.
 
soultron, you make me feel like somebody

Boogie said:
Yeah, but they're just the unwashed masses who've only been here for two years and don't know why the eff this place is called "neo"GAF.

edit: I just clicked on both of our profiles and realized that at this moment, after five years on this iteration of the forum, and with join dates one day apart, our respective post counts are within five posts of each other. Freaky.
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Have you always been Boogie? I've gone through at least four names as long as I've posted at GAF... all shitty. I can't actually remember my first name, though.

Skittleguy said:
Part of what make a Gaffer memorable is their avatar. The rest is just from being an assclown.
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There are some that just post so much that you can't not notice them. Then there are the few that have been around for a while and have actually earned a good reputation for whatever reason (eg, Hitokage, Ninja scooter/PistonHonda). I've never had an avatar for more than a few months and actually spend years at a time without one at all. I used to be a belligerent dickhead on the forum and post constantly (mostly Gaming), though, which probably gained me notoriety with a few people.
 
salva said:
I tried before but they never banned me =(

Let me try again, who's the best mod to ban my ass?
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If this is something you are serious about, than just do it. Don't try to make it easy. It being hard is why you do it in the first place.
 
salva said:
I tried before but they never banned me =(

Let me try again, who's the best mod to ban my ass?
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1) post nekkid pics*
2) make GAF happy
3) BAN GET
4) ?????
5) Profit

*Disclaimer: I am not advising you to do this. You might be permabanned.
 
BenThereGamer said:
If this is something you are serious about, than just do it. Don't try to make it easy. It being hard is why you do it in the first place.
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True dat, bro. My post count is over 9000!!! and it's kinda hard to stay away. Anyways, laters.
 
I recognize you Socreges. :) I have no idea from where though. I lurk a lot but don't post much.

Also, even if you get banned, wouldn't you just come here to read the threads anyway?
 
Socreges said:
Have you always been Boogie? I've gone through at least four names as long as I've posted at GAF... all shitty. I can't actually remember my first name, though.
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I think when I first joined (circa end of 2001), I had the handle Shanghai_kid, but then there was some forum change a year or so later requiring re-registration, and I've been Boogie from then on.

Always had the Raph avatar, of course, 'cept for the "MAF-ize your avatar" trend a couple years' back.
 
I wish i posted more, if only to make threads, I've got a bunch of video projects I'm working on I'd like to share and even ask for help with. It's cool though, by the time I finish the first one or two i should have thread creation ability
 
i'll join. I have prelims coming up this week and i feel like if its a group of us it'll be easier.

no one knows or cares who i am but that's ok by me
 
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