No. I'm not talking about smoking or alcohol or (for you dirty minds out there) sex. This affliction is the most dangerous of them all. Look to your right, left, across and behind you. Look in the mirror. And you'll see one thing in common - the dreaded P...
PROCRASTINATION (which others may equate to Peysbooking).
No one is safe except for people who have been vaccinated with the I-was-born-eons-ago shot. Procrastination has become so common, it's now part of the Filipino culture. And the busier you are, the easier it seems to fall into this trap.
For sure we've all heard law professors tell us about the 100% bar passing rate during "those days" (with matching dramatic gaze outside the window). But "those days" have come and gone. Gone is the silence. Gone is anonymity. Gone is boredom. Gone is study time! And all this because of the internet!
Perhaps the biggest time-consuming distraction, the computer can easily tempt you out of any productive activity. People have lost girlfriends (through DOTA), quality education (wikipedia, anyone?), time (Who else is on their third attempt to finish Plants vs. Zombies?) and respect (again, DOTA), all because of that overwhelming itch to go and more importantly, stay online. The odd thing is that everyone knows that we gain nothing from it. Or even if we do, the tidbits of information or the smallest chance at improving our social lives simply do not compensate for all the sacrifices. And in this light, we can't help but wonder why and how it has come to this. Why have we become the slaves and the internet our wildly entertaining but demanding master? I have no answers.
Maybe I'd log into FB to ask. Ü
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