I'm trying to reduce and simplify my inputs. I spent a lot of time the other day unsubscribing to feeds in my Google Reader. I'm trying to get more focused. I also took steps to reduce the number of bookmarks in my browser and programs in my system tray.
This is all in the interest of making technology a less noticeable part of my life. Don't misunderstand. I love it and am not sure that I could live without it. However, technology is a tool and should be treated as such. If I can comfortably move it to the background and not give it as prominent of a place in my daily life, I'll be able to free my mind to engage in other pursuits: really think and not just browse, which is what I have realized that I do with a lot of what I read on the web when I'm "computering."
This is all in the interest of making technology a less noticeable part of my life. Don't misunderstand. I love it and am not sure that I could live without it. However, technology is a tool and should be treated as such. If I can comfortably move it to the background and not give it as prominent of a place in my daily life, I'll be able to free my mind to engage in other pursuits: really think and not just browse, which is what I have realized that I do with a lot of what I read on the web when I'm "computering."
My personal goal is to make it more about the writing--the words and the language--and less about the technology and the medium.
I spend far too much time in mind numbing, thoughtless activity. I hope that this project can be a powerful force for change against that negative neurological waste. I want to be different and unique--like everyone else--and, like every other blogger out there, I think my blog will be the podium and platform by which I'll be able to assert my uniqueness.
However, I understand that in this I am not alone, and I am happy for that. Instead, I get to join my voice with all the others. Maybe it will be a harmonious chorus of ideas, or maybe it will get lost in the noise, unnoticed. Either way, I'm becoming a part of it.
