My biggest problem with online work

Is finding the golden middle road. You see, here in Norway we have an expression that says that you should always try to find the golden middle road, and I have a problem with that when in comes to online work. I’m very much a guy who either goes all in, or just scratch it altogether, and that’s how I am with online work as well.

If I don’t leave the computer alone, I find myself spending way too much time in front of it “working”. The things I do are more often than not really not crucial to my projects. I check my email, talk with people on my IM list, and read through blogs and other websites to stay on top of things. Of course, this is all good and well, but not when I spend so much time on it that it affects all the other parts of my life, including University and my socializing.

I am aware that I’m not the only who feels like this, and it is also the reason why I sometimes drop completely off the radar online. I am also fully aware of the fact that if I want to really succeed online, this is something I need deal fully deal with, because disappearing for weeks, even if it is because of internet fatigue (did I just coin a new buzzword?), is not acceptable.

So the point of this post is really just to ask those of you who are reading this how you deal with these things, and avoid being stricken down by internet fatigue? Is it even possible to maintain a somewhat active social life while being an “internet entrepreneur” (I don’t love that word) ? My best guess is that it boils down to being productive with your time infront of the computer, but I want to know what your suggestions are! Once I start up with a new project, I might even make this somewhat of a case study, to see if I’m able to do cope with these issues.