{"id":8593,"date":"2013-12-31T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/?p=8593"},"modified":"2013-12-29T11:22:42","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T19:22:42","slug":"you-say-you-want-a-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/31\/you-say-you-want-a-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"You Say You Want a Resolution?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, you know, we all want to change the world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s what I’m planning for 2014.<\/p>\n

Le<\/strong>ss internet<\/strong>: What? Really? Yes. But not like you think. I’m not going on some crazy digital detox or anything. Because oh, my, I love the web. But somehow, the signal to noise ratio in my digital diet got out of whack in the last few years.<\/p>\n

\"Pencil_avatar_no_border\"It’s my own fault — I said yes to all those friend requests and added that Twitter list (hoo boy, that was a mistake). I got fooled into personalizing social media and felt bad about turning it off.\u00a0 As a result, I’m paying too much attention to the wrong things, simply because they show up.\u00a0 It’s like I’m tuned in to Fox News and forgot I had the remote.<\/p>\n

No more. As of now, an unapologetic goodbye to off topic filler in my feeds. Good bye to reading things that make me say, “Will you get a load of this garbage!” Good bye to static. I’m changing the damn channel, already. And hey, if you’re following me and my stuff becomes noise to you, just do the same — turn it off. You won’t hurt my feelings, it’s your feed, make it work for you.<\/p>\n

More collaboration with smart people<\/strong>: I have some small back burner projects that may or may not turn into something good, something real. But even if nothing happens, it’s good to kick around ideas with people who have mad chops, who are smarter than I am, and who hold true to the same baseline values I’ve got.<\/p>\n

If nothing else, these conversations remind me that I’m not alone and that my work has an appreciative following. It can be hard to slog away at the keyboard when there’s so little reward. I’m not always dependent on validation, I can be independent to a fault, but a group hug with people who make work I respect helps shore up the foundations. It helps me find true north, rather than the magnetic pull of a bunch of stuff that’s not right for me.<\/p>\n

Less waist. Waste? No, waist.<\/strong> Whatever. I’m so not giving up coffee or cookies, no way, no how. Dieting? What? No.\u00a0 I like cookies. I also like pasta, toast, waffles, the twice baked almond croissant from Bakery Nouveau, mochi and a bunch of other things “they” say you shouldn’t eat. “They” can get out of my kitchen.<\/p>\n

Three months ago I bought a ridiculously overpriced step counter. For the first week, I did… nothing. And I realized that damn, I am doing nothing too much of the time. I’ve lost a few pounds since I started trying to appease the step counter overlords and that’s good, but what’s better is that I’m taking my lazy self for a walk more and more. Some days I find it hard to get it done, some days, I’m worn. Occasionally, my day has me in 97 places and I can not find the time to get in a work out. But I’m gradually shaking the work at home lethargy. The plan? Continue. With cookies afterwards.<\/p>\n

More routine<\/strong>: I’m still wrassling a non-fiction book project towards the finish line. I’m not doing a good job of it. With a mind towards seeking help, I registered for a class through Creative Nonfiction that was deeply disappointing. They may have great classes and teachers, but I can’t confirm that since my session was managed by an instructor who was barely present. I requested — and received — a partial refund,\u00a0 but more than my money back, I wanted a worthwhile coaching experience. Thwarted.<\/p>\n

But. I told any number of friends I was taking a writing class and they laughed (Thanks, you guys.) They know what I know, that I don’t need to learn to write so much as I need to sit down and do it. The most consistent progress I made was when I wrote on a schedule, every morning for an hour before I switched to client work. I should get back to that.<\/p>\n

Nothing big, see?<\/strong> Just an attempt to shift away from things that aren’t working and into things that are. I’ll fail, probably a lot, like I do every year. I’ll get bogged down in something trivial, or I’ll decide, temporarily, that napping is a sport.\u00a0 But hey, if I can go for a walk, scribble a few good things, and hang out with people who spark ideas, I’ll call it success. And then, I will eat some cookies. I like cookies. I resolve to continue to enjoy them.<\/p>\n

But when you talk about destruction
\nDon’t you know that you can count me out.<\/p>\n

Don’t you know it’s gonna be all right.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All right? All right.<\/p>\n

Image: Multiple sources, but let’s say Occupy Oakland because, why not?\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, you know, we all want to change the world. Here’s what I’m planning for 2014. Less internet: What? Really? Yes. But not like you think. I’m not going on some crazy digital detox or anything. Because oh, my, I love the web. But somehow, the signal to noise ratio in my digital diet got … <\/p>\n


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