Recently, I read about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Ocd) in a newspaper. Earlier, I was knowing that washing hands unnecessarily, checking locks again and again etc. Are all forms of Ocd. The newspaper description that I mentioned above states that even hobby of collecting things is a form of Ocd. Initially, this fact intrigued me. How can collecting postage stamps, coins etc. Be Ocd? A deep understanding revealed that it is the intensity, which determines if your hobby of collection has reached the extent of being classified as Ocd. Further, I think if collection has no use then it is part of Ocd again.
I would like to exemplify above statements by citing my own hobby of collection. This is hobby which I had always quoted in my biodata and in profiles on online group network and other websites. I love collecting anyone under the sun. As far as philately or collecting coins is concerned, it was not an Ocd because there were microscopic of them which I can absolutely get. Another, hobby was that of collecting books. This also cannot reach the extent of Ocd as buying them requires money and space to put. But, again I am getting sufficient of them library. Since, I have good rapport in libraries; I got books issued beyond my quota.
Now comes my hobby that has reached the extent of Ocd. This is collecting e-books and free software. For past one year, this hobby was unknowingly killing my life. On average, I was spending 3 hours a day in downloading them. Then, I needed other 1 hour for organizing them into respective folders and drives. Further, taking backup of downloaded material on Dvd/Cd not only requires time but also maintenance of these media. Now, let us analyze why this hobby has become an Ocd. Re-stating that your hobby of collection is a form of Ocd if 1) you are intensively following it and 2) you are not gaining anyone out of your collection. With this said, my hobby was an Ocd because I was putting quite big time of day in collecting e-books and utility software. May be because Internet access is cheap nowadays and I was overlooking the cost of time. To take out these 3-4 hours, I was ignoring some important responsibilities as well. Secondly, the collection was useless as most of the time, I was surfing and organizing the downloaded material with no time left to read them or use utility software. They were just occupying my hard-disks and important of chain collection of secondary backup media.
Hobby
I am extremely thankful to author of the description that I mentioned in first few lines. This forced to re-evaluate my hobbies and timely brought front my hobby that had become Ocd. But negativity can eliminated moderately only. Same is case is with my Ocd. I am bringing my hobby of collecting e-books to a normal need. Now, I download ebooks and tutorials only if I am absolutely going to use them and first I check if the need can be met with already downloaded material.
A uncomplicated software can be developed to organize your downloaded material and providing an productive way to access. You can have idea about this software which I would like to call Knowledge law from http://computer-science-notes.blogspot.com. I am working on this idea and would make it ready as a freeware.
So, just re-evaluate your hobby of collection to know if it has gone to level of Ocd. If you have any such Ocd then take restorative actions to normalize it. A uncomplicated step to start is to check if you just only download informative articles from EzineArticles.com or you absolutely read them and make use of knowledge gained from them.
Re-Evaluate Your variety Hobby
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