Sunday, October 7, 2012
I am resolving to resolve
I find myself a year from my last post. But I think of this as a new beginning. I am working on my writing skills and hope that blogging will help. So come back often, or not. This is just an exercise in writing for me
About a month ago I deactivated my Facebook account. It has been incredibly freeing. I found myself spending too much time focusing on people I am not with whist ignoring the people I am with. I would find myself during lulls in conversation or while trying to look something up on the interweb - drifting into a Facebook loop.
Sure it was entertaining. It was great fun to see the accomplishments of friends and their kids, looking at vacation photos, keeping in touch with those I had lost contact with and staying connected to family who are not near us. But also a little creepy. Not to mention I felt very narcissistic every time I posted - "look what cool thing I am did" and my so called friends feed the narcissism by commenting or even worse liking them.
Since I have not been on Facebook I have been more productive at work and way more relaxed. I am not caught up in drama that some feel the need to share with world, I am not baited into pointless debates over which sports teams are better (though I am pretty sure LES is the Great and Spacious Building), who the best Presidential candidate is and find impossible to make comments on posts that are deserving of a quip or like that could be mistaken as mean or convoluted into something that it was never meant to be.
This leads me to my next peeve - the internet provides a platform - myself included - to spew worthless dribble. It seems more and more there are any number of folks who think they are SME (Subject Matter Experts) on any number of topics just because they have an internet connection. Read any product review on Amazon and you will see...
"I gave one star because the UPS guy was wearing white shoes after labor day"
That is not an actual feedback, but I have read just some that are similar. Seriously how does that help me decide if I should order the Three Wolves one Moon shirt?
http://www.amazon.com/The-Mountain-Three-Short-Sleeve/dp/B002HJ377A/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
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I agree with you on so many points. I have been trying to cut back on my facebook-ing, as well. It's so much nicer to go for a run or hike with a kid or two in tow. My husband and I have made a resolution to get out and DO more, instead of just talking about how cool it would be to do things. I think we have let lack of finances fool us into thinking there is nothing that we can do. We're going to find ways around it! Anyway, good post. And, those kind of reviews drive me nuts! Especially the clothing reviews that say something like, "These pants aren't very good because they fit me too tightly." or something. Buy a different size, bright-one!
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