If you’ve been following Confessions of The Original Online Junkie series so far, you know that today’s post was inevitable – teens and the internet. Oy, where to start? Grab some Pepto, or some alcohol, maybe both – this is going to be rough. As … Continue readingConfessions of The Original Online Junkie: One Does Not Simply Let Teens Play on the Internet
Last time, I went over a few key steps in improving communication online. As I started writing and thoughts poured out for the first installment on How to Avoid Internet Road Rage, it quickly became evident that the topic was much more broad than I … Continue readingConfessions of The Original Online Junkie: How to Avoid Internet Road Rage II
What is internet road rage? in·ter·net road rage noun \ˈin-tər-ˌnet ˈrōd ˈrāj\ : uncontrolled anger that is usually provoked by another’s irritating act and is expressed in aggressive or violent behavior At some point, we’ve succumbed to, witnessed, or have been on the receiving end of this kind of … Continue readingConfessions of The Original Online Junkie: How to Avoid Internet Road Rage
You know the drill. You sit down at the computer {or tablet, iPad, iPad mini, iPhone, Android, laptop, etc.} with a hot cup of joe in hand – to check your e-mail. You tell yourself calmly & firmly what is about to happen. I will … Continue readingConfessions of The Original Online Junkie: Calming Cyberspace Cravings
By now you’ve got a rough idea of my history online. I haven’t touched much on the addiction aspect yet, in part because I thought it would work best for this post. If you haven’t read my introduction to the Confessions of The Original Online … Continue readingConfessions of The Original Online Junkie: One Cannot Live Online Alone