Comments on: Is technology a crutch? http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/ my perspectives on the social web, personal branding, and connecting people Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:43:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rick Mahn http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/#comment-30262 Rick Mahn Thu, 01 May 2008 13:51:36 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/#comment-30262 Brad, Thanks for stopping by! I'm looking forward to meeting Joanna, Liz, the Chris's and so many, many more at <a href="http://www.sobevent.com/" title="SOBCon08 - Biz School for Bloggers" rel="nofollow">SOBCon08</a> that I just can't wait. They've all inspired me and are great sources of ideas and realism. Twitter is a great tool to be sure, but if you are worried about it being a time-sink, don't hesitate to be discriminating in who you follow. Find the one's that add value without taking up your time. Treat it like email too, set aside time during the day when you will check up on it or interact on Twitter. Again, i look forward to meeting you this weekend! Regards, Rick Brad,
Thanks for stopping by! I’m looking forward to meeting Joanna, Liz, the Chris’s and so many, many more at SOBCon08 that I just can’t wait. They’ve all inspired me and are great sources of ideas and realism.

Twitter is a great tool to be sure, but if you are worried about it being a time-sink, don’t hesitate to be discriminating in who you follow. Find the one’s that add value without taking up your time. Treat it like email too, set aside time during the day when you will check up on it or interact on Twitter.

Again, i look forward to meeting you this weekend!

Regards,
Rick

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/#comment-30261 Brad Shorr Thu, 01 May 2008 13:29:42 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/#comment-30261 Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Joanna Young, a good blogger friend. She encouraged me to join Twitter, so I just did. Your post has got me worried though ... following 30+ blogs, LinkedIn, and Twitter could be overload. I'm not sure to what end all this activity is taking me. I'm glad other people have the same concerns and questions. May be good a good conversation topic at SOBCon. Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Joanna Young, a good blogger friend. She encouraged me to join Twitter, so I just did. Your post has got me worried though … following 30+ blogs, LinkedIn, and Twitter could be overload. I’m not sure to what end all this activity is taking me. I’m glad other people have the same concerns and questions. May be good a good conversation topic at SOBCon.

]]> By: WinExtra » From the Pipeline - 4.27.08 http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/#comment-30197 WinExtra » From the Pipeline - 4.27.08 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:53:33 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/#comment-30197 [...] Is technology a crutch? :: RickMahn.com - just a few relevant questions about how technology that is suppose to make our lives as bloggers a little easier maybe isn’t working out so well. [...] [...] Is technology a crutch? :: RickMahn.com - just a few relevant questions about how technology that is suppose to make our lives as bloggers a little easier maybe isn’t working out so well. [...]

]]> By: Rick Mahn http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/#comment-30196 Rick Mahn Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:52:34 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/#comment-30196 @Rachel - I hope you enjoy that new BlackBerry! It's the push-mail thing that can get you, just like notification messages in Outlook (or any other email client). I've found that using an old-fashioned "pull" of email every 15 minutes on my mobile is often enough - heck I don't even have a notification on the phone that a new mail message has arrived. Also, thanks for the tip on Kathy Sierra - I hadn't been reading her lately. @Corvida - I'll be simply shutting down Twhirl for now and viewing Twitter and FriendFeed via the web only. This practice has worked extremely well with email (via Gmail) and should work similarly for me on the others. In addition, I'm going to allow myself a half hour in the morning, a half hour over lunch, and a half hour before the end of the business day. I'll see how it goes in the evening. @Rachel - I hope you enjoy that new BlackBerry! It’s the push-mail thing that can get you, just like notification messages in Outlook (or any other email client). I’ve found that using an old-fashioned “pull” of email every 15 minutes on my mobile is often enough - heck I don’t even have a notification on the phone that a new mail message has arrived. Also, thanks for the tip on Kathy Sierra - I hadn’t been reading her lately.

@Corvida - I’ll be simply shutting down Twhirl for now and viewing Twitter and FriendFeed via the web only. This practice has worked extremely well with email (via Gmail) and should work similarly for me on the others. In addition, I’m going to allow myself a half hour in the morning, a half hour over lunch, and a half hour before the end of the business day. I’ll see how it goes in the evening.

]]> By: Corvida http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/#comment-30186 Corvida Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:39:36 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/#comment-30186 So how do you intend to change your habits? Schedules? GTD? To-do lists? So how do you intend to change your habits? Schedules? GTD? To-do lists?

]]> By: Rachel Luxemburg http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/#comment-30185 Rachel Luxemburg Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:59:56 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/04/27/is-technology-a-crutch/#comment-30185 Kathy Sierra blogged about this a while back -- how Twitter broke "flow" and that was a Bad Thing (tm). And you're (both) right, it's a very valid point. If we let ourselves be controlled by technology, instead of the other way around, it's a huge timesink and productivity drain. This is part of why I'm not on FriendFeed, and why I use the Twitter web interface more than I do Twhirl -- becasue doing so helps me manage the interruption level. I've got a Blackberry arriving this week and I'm going to be very careful about how I set it up so that I don't become a slave to the arrival of each new email. Kathy Sierra blogged about this a while back — how Twitter broke “flow” and that was a Bad Thing ™. And you’re (both) right, it’s a very valid point. If we let ourselves be controlled by technology, instead of the other way around, it’s a huge timesink and productivity drain.

This is part of why I’m not on FriendFeed, and why I use the Twitter web interface more than I do Twhirl — becasue doing so helps me manage the interruption level. I’ve got a Blackberry arriving this week and I’m going to be very careful about how I set it up so that I don’t become a slave to the arrival of each new email.

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