In addition to reading Good Books in Bad Times, you may be IM-ing, YouTubing, Googling, updating your stats and pics on Flickr, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, sending out one Tweet after another, or plain old texting and emailing…phew! This is an era of stress in every capacity, and yet we are compelled to add more to our overflowing plates.
Why not take a breath, slow down, and read Wisdom 2.0? Soren Gordhamer offers Eastern philosophy and sound guidance to the millions of people attempting to find the right balance with computers and cell phones.
It seems we are on this never-ending search for more internet “friends” and contacts. Online communication in every sense has become a modern day addiction. Remember when we used to actually see our friends face-to-face or pick up the phone and call them instead of texting a string of acronyms?
Learn how to reduce stress and nurture your creativity – both online and off. Trust me, your soul and your carpal tunnel will thank you.
It’s funny how we seldom stop and ponder just how “wired” we are today. Out of financial necessity, I disconnected my BlackBerry and I have been astonished to realize just how much time I had been spending using it. All my online work is once again back to being done on my laptop – not in an idle or passive manner but only with intention (just as it was before I got the BlackBerry).