--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I try not to spend too much time online…" description: "\"I try not to spend too much time online but at the same time if I didn't, I'd be isolated.\" — MO" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/mo-5265_isolated_i-try-not-to-spend-too-much-time-online_2683986.jpg" --- # I try not to spend too much time online but at the same… ![“I try not to spend too much time online but at the same time if I didn't, I'd be isolated.” quote by MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/mo-5265_isolated_i-try-not-to-spend-too-much-time-online_2683986.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/mo-5265_isolated_i-try-not-to-spend-too-much-time-online_2683986.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/mo-5265_isolated_i-try-not-to-spend-too-much-time-online_2683986.jpg) > “I try not to spend too much time online but at the same time if I didn't, I'd be isolated.” [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker balances the need to limit online time with the fear of isolation, highlighting a modern dilemma. **In simple terms:** Too much online time vs. feeling isolated offline. Key Takeaway Find a healthy digital balance. Themes technology well‑being social connection Mood contemplative balanced Type psychological social When to use this quote - work - life balance - mental health - online communities Key Concepts digital detox social isolation time management Questions to Reflect On - How much online time is optimal? - What offline activities replace digital interaction? 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It's always Christmas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-black/online-there-s-no-time-it-s-always-christmas/) [Lewis Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-black/) > [That's how it is online—there's no time in cyberspace. It's almost like everything physical evaporates, and it's just your mind and the different sites…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-tharp/that-s-how-it-is-online-there-s-no-time-in-cyberspace-it-s-almost/) [Tim Tharp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-tharp/) > [Don't take this the wrong way but I care more and I'm a better online friend than you. 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And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-solnit/joy-doesn-t-betray-but-sustains-activism-and-when-you-face-a-politics/) [Rebecca Solnit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-solnit/) > [If you want good behavior, don't pay on a commission basis. Our judges aren't paid so much a case. We keep them pretty well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/if-you-want-good-behavior-don-t-pay-on-a-commission-basis-our-judges/) [Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/) > [People in this world of superficial communication find themselves isolated and lonely and have difficult in talking about personal things that really matter to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-zeldin/people-in-this-world-of-superficial-communication-find-themselves/) [Theodore Zeldin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-zeldin/) > [Consequently, citizen legislators, rotating back to their communities after a short period of public service—considered an indispensable and routine characteristic and design of representative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/consequently-citizen-legislators-rotating-back-to-their-communities/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [It's fine to talk about politics with people you agree with. But it is rude to argue about politics with people you disagree with.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-lessig/it-s-fine-to-talk-about-politics-with-people-you-agree-with-but-it-is/) [Lawrence Lessig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-lessig/) > [The improved American highway system isolated the American-in-transit. On his speedway he had no contact with the towns which he by-passed. If he stopped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-j-boorstin/the-improved-american-highway-system-isolated-the-american-in-transit/) [Daniel J. Boorstin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-j-boorstin/) > [Growing up in Iceland, it was very beautiful, very safe, but quite isolated. There was something about jazz music that had a way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laufey/growing-up-in-iceland-it-was-very-beautiful-very-safe-but-quite/) [Laufey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laufey/) ## More by MO > [For a long time I wasn't actually listening to pop. But when I got back into electronic and hip-hop stuff, I rediscovered my passion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/for-a-long-time-i-wasn-t-actually-listening-to-pop-but-when-i-got/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [I've always liked the idea of being different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-ve-always-liked-the-idea-of-being-different/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [“Being with you is like standing next to the sun. It's so hot you die if you don't move.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/being-with-you-is-like-standing-next-to-the-sun-it-s-so-hot-you-die/) [Mo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [The biggest lie about getting older is that excitement and growth end with youth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/the-biggest-lie-about-getting-older-is-that-excitement-and-growth-end/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [I love mainstream music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-love-mainstream-music/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [I was a trouble teenager. I was uncontrollable, but I haven't done anything that I'm not proud of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-was-a-trouble-teenager-i-was-uncontrollable-but-i-haven-t-done/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [The best pop songs are the ones that show that person's personality. 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I had all five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-had-everything-you-could-collect-i-had-these-spice-girls-postcards/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [I was very ambitious in my dream of being a pop star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-was-very-ambitious-in-my-dream-of-being-a-pop-star/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [My parents would use all of their money for us to go new and exciting places, instead of a new television or a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/my-parents-would-use-all-of-their-money-for-us-to-go-new-and-exciting/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [A lot of my songs are about being a teenager with a tornado in your head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/a-lot-of-my-songs-are-about-being-a-teenager-with-a-tornado-in-your/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [The first song I ever wrote was called 'Because I Love You.' I was very inspired by the Spice Girls and they were singing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/the-first-song-i-ever-wrote-was-called-because-i-love-you-i-was-very/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [You don't want political acts to become something you just have to do in order to look good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/you-don-t-want-political-acts-to-become-something-you-just-have-to-do/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [I do always like to sing Lana Del Rey, just because I know all her songs. But people at karaoke always want something up-tempo.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/i-do-always-like-to-sing-lana-del-rey-just-because-i-know-all-her/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) > [When I was around 12 or 13 my older brother had this friend who was a goth. He was dressed all in black... You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo/when-i-was-around-12-or-13-my-older-brother-had-this-friend-who-was-a/) [MO](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) [Explore all 102 MO quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo/) ## More Isolated quotes > [Growing up in Iceland, it was very beautiful, very safe, but quite isolated. There was something about jazz music that had a way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laufey/growing-up-in-iceland-it-was-very-beautiful-very-safe-but-quite/) [Laufey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laufey/) > [The improved American highway system isolated the American-in-transit. On his speedway he had no contact with the towns which he by-passed. If he stopped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-j-boorstin/the-improved-american-highway-system-isolated-the-american-in-transit/) [Daniel J. Boorstin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-j-boorstin/) > [It's fine to talk about politics with people you agree with. But it is rude to argue about politics with people you disagree with.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-lessig/it-s-fine-to-talk-about-politics-with-people-you-agree-with-but-it-is/) [Lawrence Lessig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-lessig/) > [Consequently, citizen legislators, rotating back to their communities after a short period of public service—considered an indispensable and routine characteristic and design of representative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/consequently-citizen-legislators-rotating-back-to-their-communities/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [People in this world of superficial communication find themselves isolated and lonely and have difficult in talking about personal things that really matter to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-zeldin/people-in-this-world-of-superficial-communication-find-themselves/) [Theodore Zeldin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-zeldin/) > [If you want good behavior, don't pay on a commission basis. Our judges aren't paid so much a case. We keep them pretty well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/if-you-want-good-behavior-don-t-pay-on-a-commission-basis-our-judges/) [Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/) > [Joy doesn't betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-solnit/joy-doesn-t-betray-but-sustains-activism-and-when-you-face-a-politics/) [Rebecca Solnit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-solnit/) > [No country by itself and in an isolated manner would ever be able to effectively address the challenges it faces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hassan-rouhani/no-country-by-itself-and-in-an-isolated-manner-would-ever-be-able-to/) [Hassan Rouhani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hassan-rouhani/) > [Every step by which an individual substitutes concerted action for isolated action results in an immediate and recognizable improvement in his conditions. The advantages…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-von-mises/every-step-by-which-an-individual-substitutes-concerted-action-for/) [Ludwig von Mises](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-von-mises/) > [Alas, everything that men say to one another is alike; the ideas they exchange are almost always the same, in their conversation. But inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-de-musset/alas-everything-that-men-say-to-one-another-is-alike-the-ideas-they/) [Alfred de Musset](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-de-musset/) > [ I think his \[Reagan's\] policy toward the Soviet Union was more risky than most people realize, and it was risky because of the paranoia… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-hoffman/i-think-his-reagan-s-policy-toward-the-soviet-union-was-more-risky/) [David E. 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