This is where I have been. In my hammock. |
The short answer is that I haven't felt like it.
Here is the long answer:
I started this blog when I quit facebook. At the time, I thought I was addicted to facebook's system of input and output. Make a post and wait for the serotonin rush of little red tags telling me how much my friends enjoyed it. Press the button, get a cookie. I was scared that leaving facebook would eliminate that reward from the act of "sharing."
So I started this blog to fill what was sure to be a gaping void in my life. I thought quitting facebook was like cutting off a gangrenous foot and this blog was going to be my set of crutches. What I almost immediately realized was that it wasn’t like a necessary sacrifice of a harmful limb. It was like an appendectomy. I felt better! So much better that I forgot what all the fuss about red tags and like buttons was all about. It seemed absurd to think I would miss it.
So this blog has been sitting here empty because I haven’t needed any crutches. I am skipping and jumping all by myself and it feels good.
So what does that mean for the future? Why this blog post?
I have reached a point where I think it will be healthy for me to venture back out into the world of sharing. This time will be different though. I want my digital experience to supplement and enhance my real life experience and not exist apart from it.
For example:
I started a youtube channel. This channel is home to a series of videos I call "Friday Adventures." Each Friday I grab a friend or two, and head out for some fun. I shoot and edit some video of our adventure and upload it to youtube. This video series acts as a catalyst to get me off the couch, call up a friend, and do something cool. It is enriching my real life.
Here is an example:
So there will be more sharing in my future. More youtube videos. More blog posts. This time around I do it with purpose.
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