Are we WILFER?

Internet, as we all know, is a gigantic pool of information. Billions of people are getting online to acquire info they need. The question is: are people going online only to find they get lost. Are people searching info absent-mindedly? Wilfers is new term used to describe those who are wandering around cyberspace. According to one survey, almost 7 in 10 net users ‘wilf’ – a rough acronym of What Was I Looking For? – for 2 days every month. But in my view, all net users wilf sometimes coz info on websites are mixed with flashy, attractive and animated ads or banners which get our purposes off track. My suggestion is that we follow ‘one thing at a time’ philosophy which means keep your attention on a single subject for a moment and shift to another subject. It’s also a good habit to write down what you need to do one by one and deal with each one. In my opinion, sometimes we need to wilf for entertaining purpose coz wilfing or wandering online is like sightseeing.