Why exactly is the internet so time-consuming?

johnjohn320

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We all know that fact about the internet-you sit down with the intent of just about anything, whether it be research or just relaxing/chatting or being temporarily entertained. In any case, we all assume we've been online for 15-20 mins and can't believe our eyes when the little timer reads "1 hr 5 mins 6 secs".

Why? Obviously there's the huge, vast, endless pool of information that's being updated quicker than one person, or a million people, could all consume at once. But, when I log on, more often than not I just basically make the rounds to AT, my inbox, and maybe say boo to a few pals on AIM. That's about it, really. I don't normally just "surf" from random page to page, unless I am specifically looking for some piece of information.

It's so frusturating-why can't things that I need to do for a certain time every day just fly by like that? I'll be teaching a lesson and thinking that the lesson's probably half over-only to glance at the clock and see that I've only been working for 5-10 mins.

Argh!
 

brunswickite

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this phenomenon is also been known to occur with sleeping, when u look at the alarm clock and say "i will wake up in 20 minutes" and u end up waking up 2 hours later