Getting Caught in the 'Net
It is 3:30 a.m..
You've been staring into the computer screen since you got home at 5. Or was that yesterday?...
You're English paper is due at 10, but the teacher "won't mind" if you turn it in on Monday. You started the semester off well, but your grades in the class are slipping. In fact all your grades are falling, just like last semester.
You should go to sleep, but Pat may show up again in the chat room. Pat seems to be the only one who understands you these days. Or maybe you'll just surf the 'Net for awhile and check in later.
Does this sound familiar? Do you seem to be spending more and more time online, getting less work done, becoming more involved with cyberfriends than flesh-and-blood ones? You may be getting "caught in the 'Net."
Many people find it hard to believe that using the computer can be a problem for them. It helps you be productive, it's entertaining, it's interesting; but addictive? Studies have shown that an increasing number of students go beyond functional use of computers and the 'Net to the point of failing courses, losing jobs, damaging relationships, and
http://www.counseling.umd.edu/Selfhelp/sh_netad.htm
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +2
