Idleness: Satan's Best Friend

Playing video games is or has been a favorite activity for most students in the Computer Science program. Taking time to unwind at the end of the day to play some video game for an hour isn't all bad is it? Most people can manage and balance their lives while still scheduling an hour of television, social networking, or other digital distraction into their usual activities. But, even a person who only distracts him or herself in a controlled manner can still exhibit symptoms of an addict. When looking at your life and analyzing where you waste the most time, a good indicator of time idled away is an empty feeling afterwards. If you get done playing video games, reading random Wikipedia articles, and creeping around on Facebook, and feel that you have lost that time, this is a clear sign that change is needed. Elder Bednar put it, "Seemingly innocent entertainment can become a form of pernicious enslavement." People need to be perceptive of the time they are idling away in Satan's work.