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Some Reflections After a Month of Tracking My Own Online Activity


Page Activity Since 8:38 PM on February 22nd, I’ve been recording all my browsing activity in a database I manage using a custom-built browser extension and a wrapper around @rosskevin/ifvisible. The result? I now have a clear picture of just how much time I’ve spent on the web this past month.

Since 8:38 PM on February 22nd, I’ve been recording all my browsing activity in a database I manage using a custom-built browser extension and a wrapper around@rosskevin/ifvisible. In it, Tim Keller notes that many people take jobs based on what’s considered cool or successful, only to find them draining because the work itself isn’t fulfilling. Yes, that doesn’t mean I don’t read a good amount of Wikipedia, but, clearly, I do a lot more than that with my web browser.

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