Posts Tagged ‘addiction’

Managing Your Social Network Addiction

Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon, Friendster, Tumblr, Xanga... the list goes on and on. And if you are any sort of tech savy, there is good chance you are a member of multiple social networks. Even I have accounts with at least 5 of these. While there is a lot to be gained by using these services, there is also a lot to be lost. In case… Continue reading

June 18 2009 | By Ibrahim | Tagged: addiction, distraction, social-media, social-networking, time | 33 comments»

Great Ways to Become Poor and Stay Poor

Nobody plans to become poor and yet a great many people end up poor. Here are some of the best known ways of ensuring a life of penury: 1. 'We don't need no education...' If you drop out of school or fail to achieve a basic education then you will severely restrict your chances of employment. What is more it is difficult to acquire further skills if you lack the basic ones. … Continue reading

June 1 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: addiction, education, job, Money, opportunity, plan, poor, poverty, wealth | 40 comments»

11 Ways to Detect and Solve Internet Addiction

Today when I tweeted a call for topic requests, Vered from MomGrind asked me if I could talk about internet and computer addiction. This is a serious problem these days and a lot of people from all walks of life fall prey to it. It might not be unanimously recognized by all psychologists, but it has a great deal of traction and support among many reputable psychiatric researchers… Continue reading

June 9 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: addiction, internet, self-management | 23 comments»

Bad Habits Aren’t All Bad

You drink to much coffee and you know it. You have to cut back but you have tried and it is just too hard. You succeed for a day or two, but something always happens and you are back to where you started. The problem may be that you are trying to give up all of your habit, not just the negative parts… Continue reading

December 4 2007 | By Tom | Tagged: addiction, habit, self_improvement | 7 comments»