Interwebs, why can't I quit you?
I am trying to reduce the amount of time the internet sucks out of my day. So far I am failing. What I do realize though is that most of my time on the net is passive (ie reading, lurking, not much posting or interacting) and somewhat redundant (I see the same content cross posted to Twitter and FB and blogs) I realize I cross post too and I blame all the new social media tools for the loss of centralized connection.
I am not sure where LJ fits. Is it just another time sink, another place to cross post and keep track of or do I want to start investing energy here again. I don't know. What I want is everything centralized into one spot that is NOT FB, but everything is connected to FB these days. I hate it.
I click links and read blogs and fall down a rabbit hole of self loathing because I "should" be doing other things with my time. There are other things I *want* to be doing. But I keep thinking this next article about creativity, or this YouTube video art tutorial will be "the one" to give me the flashbang of insight that will get me moving on all these project I say I want to work on. But one link just leads to another and before I know it my day is gone.
Maybe I need an internet fast.
This post has no answers. I just needed to vent. Time to go to work.
I am not sure where LJ fits. Is it just another time sink, another place to cross post and keep track of or do I want to start investing energy here again. I don't know. What I want is everything centralized into one spot that is NOT FB, but everything is connected to FB these days. I hate it.
I click links and read blogs and fall down a rabbit hole of self loathing because I "should" be doing other things with my time. There are other things I *want* to be doing. But I keep thinking this next article about creativity, or this YouTube video art tutorial will be "the one" to give me the flashbang of insight that will get me moving on all these project I say I want to work on. But one link just leads to another and before I know it my day is gone.
Maybe I need an internet fast.
This post has no answers. I just needed to vent. Time to go to work.