The danger I see is this: if we’re suckers for aspirational marketing at every turn it becomes easy to start treating those posts like comfort food. We feel as if a given post or blog is worth the time investment because it makes us feel like we’re becoming better at something, but if you never actually do anything as a result of what you’ve read, if you don’t make changes and act on advice, if you’re not inspired or meaningfully informed by it (meaningfully being information you later use), you’re doing the digital equivalent of eating a bucket of ice-cream.
Do not comment when drunk. Do not blog when drunk. Do not tweet when drunk. Keep in mind, you can be a little silly and tipsy, but if you’re a snarky drunk or an angry drunk or a maudlin drunk or a stupid drunk — and let’s face it, most of us can be described as at least one of these — get yourself a bottle of water and walk away.
I refuse to converse with idiots who wear Bluetooth headsets all day
I’m just saying, Twitter is serendipity squared - and not reciprocating followers is just… anti-discovery.
Allowing excuses to remain in your life is equal to planting the seeds for regret and watering them faithfully every single day. Don’t be a sucker. Do whatever it takes to push past them.
There is no problem so complex that it can’t be exacerbated by hitting the “Send” button.
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Love Anil’s quote.
I’ve gotten to where I leave the To: field completely blank when writing a ‘tense’ email so I don’t accidentally hit Send before coming to my senses …
I adore Anil’s quote — so very true.
@Dave - I do the very same thing.
Great post. I didnt even know some of these people were on Twitter.
I think many of us could say we should be doing the same thing with the “Post Comment” button.
Love these quotes.
I always ask, am I adding value? If the answer isn’t yes…leave it alone.
Thanks for quoting from the Rollins.
@ Mark - He hasn’t tweeted in a long time. Probably had enough as soon as he learned they were called “tweets.”