I’m not sure what counts here. I wonder if the test has morphed into something else.
Keep the desktop off was a focus on not using a full-functioning computer, with the intent to fill the rest of time and space with other activities.
In the meantime, I’ve had to be very creative about doing non-paid-work tasks on my phone to get things done. Taxes, mortgage refinance, etc. had to be done on my Chromebook, and somethings requiring a standard OS (document scanning) had to be done on my wife’s computer.
There are a number of positive things that need to be done (and can only be done) on my desktop. I have a number of files that need creation/adjustment which can only happen on the desktop (I might be able to get away with some of it by stealing my wife’s computer, but not really).
And there are videos that could be made if I were willing to turn on the desktop–videos of doing work in the yard, etc.
So, I’m not sure continuing this in it’s current form is the best plan.
I wonder if I should implement a few other things, because the need of a functional keyboard is high and there is much to be done.
Proposed new set of guidance, to be started today and continued for a different 30 days:
- Use only one monitor
- Record a reason and an amount of time for use
- Turn the computer off when one or the other is completed
- Youtube for watching and games remain off limits
- Youtube for uploading remains appropriate