digital

Go placidly

September 5, 2018 37 Comments

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. -Max Ehrmann, “Desiderata”

Is it just me, or has the world become noisier lately? Not in an auditory way, but an information-coming-from-all-directions way.

I remember, maybe five years ago, people lamenting the increase in online noise because “everyone” had a blog. Well now it seems “everyone” has a blog, podcast, YouTube channel, and a multitude of social media accounts. It’s starting to feel like too much to absorb, too much to keep up with, too much time traded for too little in return.

My digital attention span has hit its limit.… {Read more}

Minimizing Digital Commitments

October 7, 2010 33 Comments

Last year at this time, I’d never heard of the term “digital sabbatical.” And I had no reason to: while I spent my days in front of my computer (writing, blogging, working), I rarely had need to log on during the evenings or weekends.

As the year progressed, however, my digital workdays grew longer: there were more blogs to read, emails to answer, tweets to write, etc, etc. I’d find myself online late into the night, or on a Saturday or Sunday, answering blog comments, working on projects, or simply keeping up with daily correspondence.

Sometime this summer, I realized my life was out of balance.… {Read more}