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Friday, February 19, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The world just got smaller ... connecting via Twitter
Okay .. I have a Twitter account but rarely "tweet". I follow about 10 people ... mostly authors and innovators and a couple of colleagues (personal not virtual). A dozen people follow me. I find some great things to read but the communication up until today was pretty much one-way.
A blogger I follow ... Leo Babauta ... was tweeting today about getting rid of stuff. Having lost both my parents, I find it almost impossible to let go of family stuff. I wanted to ask Leo to comment but he only uses Twitter [too much spam on his blog and he gave up email long ago]. My only option was to reply to his tweet. After the @zen_habits appeared, I typed my comment and posted it...not really sure where it would go or if he would even see it. I waited a few minutes, then started to feel kind of silly. My question was personal and the chance of getting a response was nil (assuming I had done it correctly). Leo has almost 40,000 followers on Twitter and 157,000 people subscribe to his blog [Zenhabits]. I was considering deleting my tweet when Leo tweeted that he had just written a blog post called "cherished mementos" in response to my question on his blog [mnmlist].
I am stunned! And grateful for the chance to have a conversation about something that matters to me with someone I will never meet except virtually. As Leo likes to say .. thanks my friend.
A blogger I follow ... Leo Babauta ... was tweeting today about getting rid of stuff. Having lost both my parents, I find it almost impossible to let go of family stuff. I wanted to ask Leo to comment but he only uses Twitter [too much spam on his blog and he gave up email long ago]. My only option was to reply to his tweet. After the @zen_habits appeared, I typed my comment and posted it...not really sure where it would go or if he would even see it. I waited a few minutes, then started to feel kind of silly. My question was personal and the chance of getting a response was nil (assuming I had done it correctly). Leo has almost 40,000 followers on Twitter and 157,000 people subscribe to his blog [Zenhabits]. I was considering deleting my tweet when Leo tweeted that he had just written a blog post called "cherished mementos" in response to my question on his blog [mnmlist].
I am stunned! And grateful for the chance to have a conversation about something that matters to me with someone I will never meet except virtually. As Leo likes to say .. thanks my friend.
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
This is a must-view video. It is not about technology, it is about life ... I stumbled across it on one of the blogs I read [The Goodlife ZEN]. In this time of job insecurity and record budget cuts, it reminds me to stay true to my life's purpose of making a difference and trust that things will work out.
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