Make yourself a positive reminder card

1. Write out a list of the five major problems caused by your addiction to the internet.
2. On a separate list, write out the five major benefits of reducing your internet use.
3. Then transfer the two lists onto a small card and keep it in your pocket, wallet or directly in front of the computer.
4. You would come to a point and make choices where you would be tempted to use the Internet. Instead of doing something more productive or healthy, take out your card as a reminder and ask yourself what you want to do for yourself and what you want to avoid in order to enter the correct path.

For example like the following sample.
My name is Henry, and here is the list of my problems of having addicted to Internet:
• I can’t sleep during bedtime
• I have to lie to my family
• I can’t finish my homework on time
• I don’t have friends to play with like soccer…etc
• Whenever I go out, I can’t enjoy myself as I feel like rushing home.

If I reduced my on-line time, these are my major benefits I could get:
• I could have better rest
• Improve relationship with my friends
• Improve in my academic results so that I could have a reward from my parents.
• Have a proper shopping which is normal for teens like me.
• More time to spend with my family members.

This simple reminder will help you subconsciously. Even though you may struggle to actively pursue some of the benefits on the list, you still could able to cut down internet session as a result. Thus to many Internet addicts, it is helpful in mapping out a clear but practical steps to follow and deal with the problems that make you rush towards the Internet in the first place.