Comments on: The One About Trains, Tweets & Lying Down In Public

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:32:08 +0000

I regularly feel overwhelmed by the social media world. I'm by nature a lots-of-alone-time person and I find reading/commenting on blogs and Twitter, MSN, Facebook, etc... totally invasive of my alone time. Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome´s last blog post..The choice of too much

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:28:49 +0000

@Friar, ROFL! I bet I could name them too! Sometimes I look at night without posting just to see, and sure enough! I’m with you, I love connecting with my friends online but I also enjoy offline time. So, I guess we’re not the ones missing anything.

By: Friar

Friar — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:32:52 +0000

I’ve only been on Twitter for a few weeks. But I can pretty much see that certain people are on at all hours of the day.

6 AM. Afternoon. Supper time. Midnight. No matter what time I happen to randomly log on…the same few keeners are always there. .

My God, do these people ever LEAVE!?

When Brett comes over for our weekly beer session, and we’re relaxing and unwinding, and it’s midnight. sometimes we speculate: “I bet you so-and-so is on Twitter…right NOW”.

And they probably ARE.

I think it’s pretty sad, actually.

When I’m on my deathbed, the last thing I want to remember is that I spent “lots of quality time” in front of a computer monitor”.

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:08:57 +0000

@Ulla, it is so tempting to check everything out. My social media list would cause you to go running and screaming for your life! Part of it is my need to know so I can advise clients in their marketing efforts BUT admittedly I am easily distracted by new shiny things.

@Andrew, I am like you. I have to focus to get things done, and don’t do well with working with a million ideas and things at once. This year, I’ve really gotten fanatical about sticking to that but then failed to leave time for any social media! So, it’s always a balancing act.

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By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:59:03 +0000

Beautifully said, Karen. Priority management is probably the most critical aspect of time management. Some people may be able to handle a zillion things on the go at once, but I am not one of them. Personally, I feel that in order to work effectively, it is critical to focus upon those tasks which are most important and forget the rest. Andrew´s last blog post..Sign off time - Returning January 29-30

By: Ulla Hennig

Ulla Hennig — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:30:26 +0000

Although I am living behind a corporate firewall (though it's a university I am working at, not corporate business), I like to try things out and have to admit that I am spending quite a lot of time with that. I am fascinated with web 2.0 tools, and I am spending more time with trying out those tools than actually doing work them. Sigh! Thanks to your blog post, I will cut down on that. Ulla Hennig´s last blog post..The Lord of the Dance

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:04:34 +0000

@Susan, lol! No offense to the corporate folks, but even on my worst day I would not want to go back. We’ll all have to keep each other accountable to make sure we’re staying balanced. We can do it!

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:46:49 +0000

@Janice, out of curiosity I took the Type A/B test, the scale goes from 35 to 380 with the low end being Type B. I scored 190, which validates what I thought, I am confusing! lol! @garyvee is a bursting ball of passionate energy, he makes me smile and tired.

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:44:39 +0000

Joanna, I so admire your natural balance. I love how you have been able to balance your business, tweeting, blogging and life. You are right about email being equally overwhelming although I seem to be besieged there too.

My mother used to call me “Nosy Rosy,” which explains so much!