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Content: “Employees tend to get the feeling that whenever they spend time in front of a computer, they’re working, but in many cases, they fail to get any essential work done, which results in a lot of time wasted,” the section chief said. “ In addition, communications often deteriorate, so we saw a need to create a better environment.” ADVERTISEMENT
Isao Endo, a professor at Waseda University who advocates the idea of Internet fasting at companies, said: “ Information found on the Internet is secondhand or tertiary information. Unless people regain the ability to think for themselves based on firsthand information, which can be obtained only in the real world, we’re bound to become losers in the fast-changing world of international competition.” Tomomi Fujiwara, who has also carried out Internet fasts and written a book titled “Net de Tsunagaru koto no Taerarenai Karusa” (The unbearable lightness of connecting with others on the Net) said, “On the Internet, words are instantaneously delivered, consumed and forgotten, and therefore do not lead to a dialogue or deepen people’s sociability.” “Even in the world of politics, a few spoken words can prompt people to act,” he said. “ Many people are caught up in connections or interactions in the virtual world of smartphones rather than conversing with their families or friends face to face. We should recognize how serious the situation is.” Internet addiction disorder is a condition in which someone becomes so deeply absorbed in the online world that it mentally and physically interferes with his or her everyday life.