Sunday
Jun212009
Overload
Elana Roth
I think the Feed is finally getting to me. Lately all I seem to be talking about are the following: Twitter, the iPhone, the Kindle, web hosting platforms, blogging, Facebook vanity URLs...
Even though I had a relatively low-key weekend of sitting on various couches with my Kindle and reading various projects in various stages, I am feeling the burn-out coming. Because tonight, back at my computer after NOT staring at this screen all weekend, I am still obsessively checking the Feed. Looking for updates. Wondering what I'm missing. The web is so great. I've learned a ton lately about various platforms and tools, all of which I think are incredibly powerful and useful. So there's always one more thing to get a handle on.
If I'm at my computer, I'm doing work, thinking, "What can I be doing right now?" Maybe learning Adobe Illustrator so I can design more banners for websites. Or come up with blog post ideas (though you'd never know by reading this one). Or teaching a client about Twitter or Squarespace.
If I'm not at my computer, I am looking at my Kindle screen, where I do not read books for pleasure. I read client manuscripts, or requested material. Or I stare at my iPhone, checking Twitter or Facebook remotely.
Or...I am watching TV.
I am always staring at a screen.
Is it possible I'm finally hitting my edge?
Even though I had a relatively low-key weekend of sitting on various couches with my Kindle and reading various projects in various stages, I am feeling the burn-out coming. Because tonight, back at my computer after NOT staring at this screen all weekend, I am still obsessively checking the Feed. Looking for updates. Wondering what I'm missing. The web is so great. I've learned a ton lately about various platforms and tools, all of which I think are incredibly powerful and useful. So there's always one more thing to get a handle on.
If I'm at my computer, I'm doing work, thinking, "What can I be doing right now?" Maybe learning Adobe Illustrator so I can design more banners for websites. Or come up with blog post ideas (though you'd never know by reading this one). Or teaching a client about Twitter or Squarespace.
If I'm not at my computer, I am looking at my Kindle screen, where I do not read books for pleasure. I read client manuscripts, or requested material. Or I stare at my iPhone, checking Twitter or Facebook remotely.
Or...I am watching TV.
I am always staring at a screen.
Is it possible I'm finally hitting my edge?
Reader Comments (3)
Perhaps it's time you made a date with a good old-fashioned book.
Man do I understand what you're talking about. You look at screens all day. We all do anymore. To make matters worse, I am a site designer so not only do I look at screens all day, I have to stare at loader animations as well. There are gray bars, blue bars, red bars, spinning hourglasses, spinning arrows, spinning balls, countdowns, hundreds of them every day. I'm sure that when I finally decided to bust a cap in my temple, I'll have to wait for the gun to load first.
Stay strong and remember you could be doing filing for a sweaty man who sneaks looks down your shirt.
T
Ah...Jeanie, that's the rub. Even those have a way of becoming work...though I do try.