Sometimes there isn’t even a notification.  I’ll check my phone, swearing I heard or felt an alert and there is nothing there. As if that wasn’t bad enough I work at a computer all day with the freedom to have multiple windows open.  A few of those windows are always Facebook and Twitter.  I see the indicators that there is a message and I’m compelled to click or I might miss something.

I was a very early adopter to digital media.  It’s something I’ve always enjoyed and I loved to be in the know.  At one point, when Blackberries were still cool, you could reach me a million different ways.  I had BBM, Twitter, Email (several accounts), SMS, Facebook and of course you could call.  I had custom alerts for each one so I knew what I got without even looking.

 

Today I’m so connected that I’m constantly being interrupted.  The problem is I don’t see them as interruptions.  I see these alerts as fuel for my creativity.  I see new ideas, posts or thoughts and it sets me off into my own rabbit hole.  Just as I’m getting ready to really dive in there I get another alert, another idea and another rabbit hole.  I’ve dug so many but none are very deep.

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