If you still remember around ten years back when internet was getting more popular and articles were discussing the advantages of internet, one of the advantages is
"With internet, one will not be restricted to the mundane 9 to 5 working hours and can work in the comfort of their homes."
And ten years later, it is precisely this "advantage" which returns to haunt me. Internet has not liberated me from the 9-5 work (9-6 in fact), but has extended my working hours to 24 X 7. After ending work at 6, there will still be another set of work for me to do at "the comfort of my home." First I will need to check my school email, and when the word 'archery' appears in the subject, that's more or less about it. If I'm lucky I will just need to delegate the job to someone else, if not I will have to follow up on the matter myself. Fortunately as the president, I need not have to consult others when I need to make decisions and that save me precious time and the irritation of people asking me fo r work.
That does not end my working day yet. Exploring into forex will means there is much more work for me to do. First of all will need to read on economic data and news, next will be reading charts and followed by monitoring. At least I am still using the demo account at the moment so I expect things to get worse in the coming months. By the time I finish my trades for the day, it should be about 1am and time for me to sleep.
At this rate I will probably get internet phobia soon. Everytime I log on to the school email I wish that there will be no new email and everytime a MSN window pops up, I pray hard that it is non-work-related. It takes courage even for me to log on to MSN nowadays.
Has the benefits of internet outweighed my freedom? That depends. If I get real rich with the internet, if I have more time to hunt mouse and play blackshot, if I manage to find romance on the net. If all the 'ifs' come true, then I will probably be a willing slave of technology.
