A good (and simple) question to ask yourself with anything that consumes your valuable time:
Q: Do you profit or benefit from it?
- Thinking negative thoughts/having the wrong attitude? No!!!!
- Internet forums? No!!!
- General pointless internet usage? No!!
- Social interaction? No!
- Blogging? Yes!
- Music? Yes!!
- Reading? Yes!!!
- Exercise? Yes!!!!
- Working (and getting stuff done)? Yes!!!!!