I had a nice little Twitter account up until about a month ago. I like Twitter. It’s the internet in miniature. You can search this subject and follow that topic until you have a nicely-curated feed that’s far removed from the corrupt horror show that is Facebook.[i] It does tend to be a bit of an echo chamber, but since I’m on the right side … Continue reading It was just one tweet.
I took a social media vacation a few weeks back, and I have to say, it ended up being a good thing. I felt better, calmer and more at ease within a few days. I’m back now, I’m allowed to play once more, but I find I’m mostly staying away. The break allowed me to see social media and the person I am on it … Continue reading Updates: editing, renovating, and death.
I like Twitter. I also find it problematic. That is, I find my behaviour tends to the problematic when I’m on Twitter. I use different social media platforms for different things. Facebook is keeping up with friends and family and funny memes. WordPress is reading and writing. Pinterest is for killing time adding projects I’ll never do to boards I rarely look at. Instagram is … Continue reading It’s hard not to Jekyll and Hyde on Twitter.
I don’t listen to podcast. I wish I did, sort of. Some of them seem quite interesting. I try periodically but I find multitasking to them ineffectual; they don’t work as background noise the way music does. You have to pay attention. If I try to multitask while they’re playing, I don’t take in what I’m listening to and the task I’m trying to perform ends up half-assed. I have the same problem with audiobooks. I can’t do anything but listen and since that’s the case, I prefer to read. Sitting and doing nothing but listening is difficult for me… Continue reading What about podcasts?
From Famine to Feast. 