slowing down
Boy I’ve missed your kisses all the time but this is
twentyfive minutes too late
Though you travelled so far boy I’m sorry your are
twentyfive minutes too late.
Every time you miss a beat in the race for real-time web, remind yourself of these lines from the song “25 Minutes” by Michael Learns To Rock.
With technology’s focus shifting to Twitter, FriendFeed, Facebook and its ilk, everyone seems to be hopping on to *the real-time web* bandwagon. Even non-geeks & late adopters.
We’re no longer responding to events that shape our lives. We’re reacting. From mundane observations on day-to-day events to the latest BREAKING NEWS, opinions and counter-opinions are *published* as soon as the events occur. Aren’t we starting to resemble the 24x7 news channels on TV?
Isn’t it time we hit the pause button and start enjoying life more. Let’s slow down.
You were a twitterholic. Why are you saying this now?
I was jobless when I joined Twitter. Twitter was a great networking tool. I met some really cool people online & offline through Twitter. I will continue to use Twitter because of this reason alone. To stay in touch with the hip crowd.
Aren’t you doing this because you’re tied up at your new job?
Yes and no.
Work has certainly placed several limitations on my ability to participate in social media the real-time web. I cannot post to Twitter, browse FriendFeed or go through my Google Reader quite as often as I used to. Yet it’s possible for me to return to the almost-spammy frequency that I used to have. The only difference would be that I would not be posting anything valuable. I’ll just be one of those narcissist oversharer.
So, are you going to slow blog?
The Slow Blogging Manifesto is something that has made me sit and think a lot. It’s one of the reasons why I’m giving up on any dreams of Google search result nirvana. I don’t care about SEO for my personal domain. There, I said it!
But I’m not ready to commit to slow blogging either.
No rules, No manifestos blogging
I commit to nothing. I will write, I will blog. That’s all.
Connections & Not Popularity
My primary goal on the Internet will not be about winning a popularity contest or creating a money-spinning machine. I will use technology to connect to people, educate myself & as a medium of expression.
Okay… Are you drunk? WTF are you saying?
I need to stop wasting time. I need to start doing meaningful stuff online.
To begin with, I’ve sent a personal email to my dad now. Before today, I have never sent an email that has more than 5 sentences in it. Usually these emails are only to send some scanned documents. I talk to him through the phone or IM him. All these conversations are short and never as good as the ones I have when we meet face-to-face. And it is not often that I get to spend time with my Dad. Only when he comes home for a month or two during his annual leave.
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