detechifying update January 18, 2009

Success:
No more tech “work” outside of the job. No more side projects. (Which part of me regrets, since side projects are a key to staying sharp and up-to-date.)
Fail:
Must reduce Twitter, Facebook, and social networks so far – optimize, but not remove completely.
Reading non-tech books… still slow.  Reading news/articles/blogs online is much more tempting, but isn’t [...]

Obsession January 18, 2009

Now I think I’ve been hard on myself in getting myself to write in this blog. Hard on myself, like I am on many other things. So I’lll relax a bit, and be happy even if some of the stuff I’m writing remains in drafts. I should be satisfied that I get to empty my [...]

wanted: writing help January 11, 2009

11 days into the new year, and I’m struggling. I need your help in getting my blog started again.
I know I have a lot of things to write about, but I need more convincing. Or encouragement.
If you know me, please suggest a topic that you know I could write about. Or ask a question.
Help me [...]

detechifying January 2, 2009

I’m not going to have a “summary of 2008″ post, as others do. While I’d love to, I don’t feel I could spare all the details here. Instead, I’ll just share the insights I’ve had through the past few weeks, as well as what I’ve been doing.
I’ve been a computer techie for a long time. [...]

writing on January 1, 2009

“Writing more” is the first 2009 resolution I made. I’m now trying to live it up by blogging, again.
I have been writing in the past weeks, on paper notebooks. The idea is to refine and publish them online, but that hasn’t happened. This practice is effective in clearing my head, the only useful practice I [...]