http://creativechasm.disqus.com/Digital clippings of a new media entrepreneur's discoveries on the Internet and life—mostly the arts, design, technology, media & entertainment, sports, geopolitics, and cultural & globalization trends.enWed, 08 Oct 2008 07:45:46 -0000http://www.gauravsikka.com/2008/10/get-offline-make-face-time/#comment-3131777<p>Awww! Awesome. Cute ads.<br>Its the balance-creation which causes the maximum pain. What works for me, might not work for someone else. Of course a relationship needs to have 'touch' time and LOTS of it. Personally, my relationships don't work if there is hardly any touch time - I HATE not being around the person I'm supposed to be in love with. What's the point of being in a relationship when each person is actually married to their job / their laptops?! Helps when both either work together / are freelancers &amp; work from home / can involve each other in their professional lives / have similar online habits.</p><p>A lot of people are addicted to the 'online' and find it impossible to tune out. That's because they usually don't have a non-online life - so its easy to find solace on the internet - to hide behind the web-wall. Building 'real' relationships / friends needs effort and we're all battling with a lot of other self-created and peer pressure.</p><p>Personally, I can log off whenever I feel like it without the guilt - sometimes 'online' friends complain that I wasn't there to answer their IM - I tell them they should've just called me on my phone or met up instead! Business emails too are answered just twice everyday - I have a life offline too! I can't be everywhere at the same time - I need 'me' time and I refuse be pressured into answering EVERY email, EVERY IM and EVER message / phone call. And I don't work weekends :D</p><p>[ Sorry if the comment's longer than the blog post itself :p Had the writing coming so kept at it! ]</p>Naina RedhuWed, 08 Oct 2008 07:45:46 -0000