Signal vs. Noise
I've been feeling a bit dis-engaged from LJ for a while, now. No, I'm not planning on leaving or anything.
I guess I don't feel like many posts (particularly mine) have really been the thought-provoking, intriguing kind that I recall from when I first signed up here. Lots of people blame the micro-blogging trends that encourage snippets of thoughts that don't really encourage more in-depth discussions. I can blame Twitter, FarceBook, the economy, and a hundred other things. I know for my part, I've been spending so much time on my treasured computer every day for my Career Search for the last 8+ months (filling out apps, looking up companies, etc. ad nauseum) that I often don't want to spend my free time blogging about insightful stuff. I'm generally drained from trying to ace every application and test question that I don't have much more to give in the way of Signal.
So my posts have often become little more than cathartic releases, momentary Reflections, rants, or quickie updates.
This was all brought to my attention via a very engaging conversation (or three) I've been having with zephret, specifically re: the I Ching, Taoism, and the like. Talking with him has really re-engaged me in a way I'd missed here in LJ-land, not to mention forced me to re-up my knowledge on the topics I've been throwing his way.
I know many people who are migrating away from LJ, or reducing their time here, and I have considered doing similar. Instead, I've chosen to increase the Quality of the Signal here, because I deeply value the connections I have with many of you.
I take responsibility for my own engagement, and for my own lack of interest. For a variety of reasons, I'm taking steps to remedy this situation. The only thing I can do is to post more Signal and less Noise, myself. I hope to contribute more thought-provoking posts, and I think that as I continue to approach 9/9/9, this will give me at least one arena I can focus this on.
Agape!
I guess I don't feel like many posts (particularly mine) have really been the thought-provoking, intriguing kind that I recall from when I first signed up here. Lots of people blame the micro-blogging trends that encourage snippets of thoughts that don't really encourage more in-depth discussions. I can blame Twitter, FarceBook, the economy, and a hundred other things. I know for my part, I've been spending so much time on my treasured computer every day for my Career Search for the last 8+ months (filling out apps, looking up companies, etc. ad nauseum) that I often don't want to spend my free time blogging about insightful stuff. I'm generally drained from trying to ace every application and test question that I don't have much more to give in the way of Signal.
So my posts have often become little more than cathartic releases, momentary Reflections, rants, or quickie updates.
This was all brought to my attention via a very engaging conversation (or three) I've been having with zephret, specifically re: the I Ching, Taoism, and the like. Talking with him has really re-engaged me in a way I'd missed here in LJ-land, not to mention forced me to re-up my knowledge on the topics I've been throwing his way.
I know many people who are migrating away from LJ, or reducing their time here, and I have considered doing similar. Instead, I've chosen to increase the Quality of the Signal here, because I deeply value the connections I have with many of you.
I take responsibility for my own engagement, and for my own lack of interest. For a variety of reasons, I'm taking steps to remedy this situation. The only thing I can do is to post more Signal and less Noise, myself. I hope to contribute more thought-provoking posts, and I think that as I continue to approach 9/9/9, this will give me at least one arena I can focus this on.
Agape!