I made the decision Sunday afternoon. I wanted to watch the Olympics in primetime without knowing the results of the big swimming races.

So I literally went into a media-proof bubble. Twitter definitely was out. I sent out a tweet apologizing to my thousands (tens?) of followers, who hang on my every word. No classic 140-character gems from me for the remainder of the day.

ESPN? Nope. I definitely would find out the results via the ever-present crawl. Obviously, I stayed away from the Internet.

I even carefully avoided the television at the bar when I picked up carryout at P.F. Chang’s.

Ultimately, I watched the men’s relay and other swimming races as if they were airing live. And I enjoyed NBC’s tape-delay telecast.

But I can’t do this every night. That’s the difference with the concept of tape-delay now compared to 1996 or even 2000. Back then, you didn’t have to work as hard to avoid hearing the results.

However, in the new media age, there are too many places where you can find out what happened, even by accident. And we’ve become creatures of habit. We need our Twitter, Facebook, sports sites, and all the other wonders of the Internet.

I can’t silence my computer and iPhone every afternoon just so I can experience the drama of the vault in women’s gymnastics in the evening. Not going to happen. The addiction is too strong.

I’ll watch primetime, because that’s what I do. But I won’t enjoy it as much if I know who won and lost.

Here’s a thought: Perhaps somebody can develop an app that blocks your brain from hearing Olympics results. I’m sure work already is taking place on that concept.