"If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force." `Manuel Puig
In the beginning...
I have been brainstorming about starting this blog for weeks. I debated with myself on whether maintaining this blog in addition to my Tumblr blog is a good idea. I mean really, where would I find the time? I guess it's pretty obvious, at this point, the pros are outweighing the cons.
In this thought process, I focused on being more cognizant of my daily activities. What moves me? Where am I unchanging? How is the quality of my thoughts? With a few results, I quickly realized there was an important need to pay attention to my daily consumption. What am I reading? With whom am I interacting? How am I reacting?
Here is what I found:
- Not only do I read the ridiculously depressing news online, I read the public comments. There are some truly disgusting humans in this world that act with "keyboard courage" to spew and penetrate others' peace of mind with their hate.
- A recurring thought process about how my thoughts or posts may affect others--positively or negatively. I'm extremely thoughtful and avoid hurting people I love; however, I'm also mad petty and will battle with the best of them if the need should arise.
- I constantly check my phone. I have an app cycle. I go from one to the other, and several times. It is really time consuming.
- I'm not huge on socializing outside of my home. Social networking makes it so much easier for me to continue living the life of an introvert. While I'm OK with being introverted, I realize people I love may need that person-to-person contact, and what kind of friend would I be if I just took what I needed without reciprocation?
Who has the time?
Me. I literally have the time. I'm just filling my time with unproductive activities, and losing out on all the greatness productively using my time could bring! I've unplugged from the internet before. However, I've never really gone longer than a week. I've decided to unplug from social networking for 30 days or more. I haven't announced my intentions to anyone I know as of yet. I don't even think I'm going to tell anyone. I really just want to unplug and start to work on improving my time management skills.
What I hope to gain:
- Finding the good in non-electronic daily activities;
- Better communication with those I love, and with my kid;
- Teaching my kid how to enjoy herself without electronics; and
- Improving my time management skills personally AND professionally.
I plan to blog here once a week, throughout the year to talk about my progress. In time, I'm sure I will gain some followers. That's not really my goal here, unless it helps someone else in my shoes. Then, I'm all for it! So, here it is...
RESOLUTION #1: 30-Day Absence from ALL social media and news articles.
