Comments on: Technology overload http://kristanhoffman.com/2009/03/23/technology-overload/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:03:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kristan http://kristanhoffman.com/2009/03/23/technology-overload/#comment-1426 Kristan Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:45:31 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=1337#comment-1426 Yeah, I kind of alternate too. Wednesdays are the worst so far. I call them "Waste Days" now because I'm just online all the time... :( Yeah, I kind of alternate too. Wednesdays are the worst so far. I call them “Waste Days” now because I’m just online all the time… :(

]]> By: D'Arcy http://kristanhoffman.com/2009/03/23/technology-overload/#comment-1425 D'Arcy Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:58:40 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=1337#comment-1425 Kristan, I agree and it took me a long time to let go of it and I'm still trying. Part of me wants and longs to blog my ideas and have my thoughts heard and the other part just wants to go to the gym and have a long shower. I'm trying to balance those. Most of this week has been gym week. Today is all about facebook and blogging! Wahoo!! <abbr><em>• D'Arcy’s recent blog post: <a href="http://benincosa.blogspot.com/2009/03/free-bird.html" rel="nofollow">A Free Bird</a></abbr></em> Kristan, I agree and it took me a long time to let go of it and I’m still trying. Part of me wants and longs to blog my ideas and have my thoughts heard and the other part just wants to go to the gym and have a long shower. I’m trying to balance those. Most of this week has been gym week. Today is all about facebook and blogging! Wahoo!!

• D’Arcy’s recent blog post: A Free Bird

]]> By: Kristan http://kristanhoffman.com/2009/03/23/technology-overload/#comment-1424 Kristan Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:41:39 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=1337#comment-1424 <b>Diane-</b> Oh I agree completely! (Although Andy is rather robotic... :P) <b>Sonja-</b> "The internet can be such a popularity contest, and I don’t want to play that game, but it’s hard not to get sucked into it." Exactly! I've fallen into the trap in the past, and looking at it now, I feel so foolish. But then again, as an aspiring writer, I know how important "building an audience" is... So where do I draw the line? Bleh. I think the answer is just what you said, though: Am I playing the popularity game, or am I creating true connections to people? That's the litmus test. Diane-
Oh I agree completely! (Although Andy is rather robotic… :P)

Sonja-
“The internet can be such a popularity contest, and I don’t want to play that game, but it’s hard not to get sucked into it.”

Exactly! I’ve fallen into the trap in the past, and looking at it now, I feel so foolish.

But then again, as an aspiring writer, I know how important “building an audience” is… So where do I draw the line?

Bleh. I think the answer is just what you said, though: Am I playing the popularity game, or am I creating true connections to people? That’s the litmus test.

]]> By: Sonja http://kristanhoffman.com/2009/03/23/technology-overload/#comment-1423 Sonja Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:07:40 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=1337#comment-1423 The last couple of months, I've really cut down on the amount of time I spend online and have also refocused my online activities. I cut out the message boards that I would get really sucked into, and I've also pretty much stopped reading blogs. (Yours is the only one I've look at in weeks.) The reason I did this was because it wasn't really making me happy. The internet can be such a popularity contest, and I don't want to play that game, but it's hard not to get sucked into it. Thankfully, I have resisted facebook thus far - I'm sure I would get lost in that vortex for a while. A long while. Twitter, I find useful and also not overly time-consuming, largely because I only follow 6 people and none of them twitter constantly. Good luck cutting back. It can be really hard. <abbr><em>• Sonja’s recent blog post: <a href="http://www.seawright.info/writing/?p=349" rel="nofollow">Definitely boring. Definitely.</a></abbr></em> The last couple of months, I’ve really cut down on the amount of time I spend online and have also refocused my online activities. I cut out the message boards that I would get really sucked into, and I’ve also pretty much stopped reading blogs. (Yours is the only one I’ve look at in weeks.) The reason I did this was because it wasn’t really making me happy. The internet can be such a popularity contest, and I don’t want to play that game, but it’s hard not to get sucked into it. Thankfully, I have resisted facebook thus far – I’m sure I would get lost in that vortex for a while. A long while. Twitter, I find useful and also not overly time-consuming, largely because I only follow 6 people and none of them twitter constantly.

Good luck cutting back. It can be really hard.

• Sonja’s recent blog post: Definitely boring. Definitely.

]]> By: Diane http://kristanhoffman.com/2009/03/23/technology-overload/#comment-1422 Diane Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:25:28 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=1337#comment-1422 I think it's great that you've focused on your priorities, but that doesn't mean you can't do anything else that's not on the top. As long as you are satisfied with the time you're spending on the top 5, I wouldn't sweat the rest. Human beings aren't 100% efficient...then we'd be robots :P. I think it’s great that you’ve focused on your priorities, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything else that’s not on the top. As long as you are satisfied with the time you’re spending on the top 5, I wouldn’t sweat the rest. Human beings aren’t 100% efficient…then we’d be robots :P.

]]> By: Kristan http://kristanhoffman.com/2009/03/23/technology-overload/#comment-1421 Kristan Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:59:42 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=1337#comment-1421 I will say that I find Facebook useful just to keep track of people's birthdays and keep in touch with people I never contact otherwise. But somehow I've never been allured by it as a time suck, dunno why. Guess it's kind of lucky, just like my aversion to donuts and popcorn. :P And I'm with you: my focus is on the creative self, or at least it should be. So I guess I'm trying to say, Right on, Pseudo! I highly doubt you're missing anything in life by not joining those sites. And thanks for the plug. :) I will say that I find Facebook useful just to keep track of people’s birthdays and keep in touch with people I never contact otherwise. But somehow I’ve never been allured by it as a time suck, dunno why. Guess it’s kind of lucky, just like my aversion to donuts and popcorn. :P

And I’m with you: my focus is on the creative self, or at least it should be.

So I guess I’m trying to say, Right on, Pseudo! I highly doubt you’re missing anything in life by not joining those sites. And thanks for the plug. :)

]]> By: Pseudo http://kristanhoffman.com/2009/03/23/technology-overload/#comment-1420 Pseudo Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:22:44 +0000 http://kristanhoffman.com/?p=1337#comment-1420 I have friends (yes my age friends, including husband) who recently got started on Facebbook and have been bugging me to start one. Seems like everyone on the internet is talking about twitter. I love taking pictures and have thought about a flicker or buzznet account, but I've seen how much time my sister spends commenting on her buzznet friends' photos. But I keep resisting all of this. Although I love the fact that starting a blog has brought me into a new circle of friends, and am enjoying this immensely, I try and stay centered on the fact that I started a blog as a way to get back to writing and to my creative self. I have to work very hard to carve out both blog and writing time, since my family and job take up the bulk of my time. So I realize that I don't have time to add more technology into the mix. Plus, I stay away from anything that feels like a polularity contest (twitter seems like that to me). I'm trying to connect to my artist. So, guess I am trying to say bravo Kristan! Also that I linked your contest entry in yesterday's post so hope you get more reviews. I thoroughly enjoyed your novel entry and can't wait to read the entire book. <abbr><em>• Pseudo’s recent blog post: <a href="http://phhhst.blogspot.com/2009/03/spring-swaporama.html" rel="nofollow">Spring Swaporama</a></abbr></em> I have friends (yes my age friends, including husband) who recently got started on Facebbook and have been bugging me to start one. Seems like everyone on the internet is talking about twitter. I love taking pictures and have thought about a flicker or buzznet account, but I’ve seen how much time my sister spends commenting on her buzznet friends’ photos.

But I keep resisting all of this. Although I love the fact that starting a blog has brought me into a new circle of friends, and am enjoying this immensely, I try and stay centered on the fact that I started a blog as a way to get back to writing and to my creative self. I have to work very hard to carve out both blog and writing time, since my family and job take up the bulk of my time. So I realize that I don’t have time to add more technology into the mix. Plus, I stay away from anything that feels like a polularity contest (twitter seems like that to me). I’m trying to connect to my artist.

So, guess I am trying to say bravo Kristan! Also that I linked your contest entry in yesterday’s post so hope you get more reviews. I thoroughly enjoyed your novel entry and can’t wait to read the entire book.

• Pseudo’s recent blog post: Spring Swaporama

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