It's been well over a month since I posted about starting this loosely planned digital detox. I thought I would give a little update on how things are going. I'll spare you the mundane details as you can read about those universal benefits everywhere. Instead, I'll just mention a few actions, uses, and where I … Continue reading My Digital Detox Status
I have a few friends who create content. By content I mean YouTube videos, podcasts, and steady streams of social media posts to support those creations. They are steeped in the "social media marketing" world of constantly producing, editing and promoting. Some are good and some are so, but I will always support their efforts … Continue reading Why Are You Creating Content?
Just another article about digital detox, social media, and balancing technology use. "Just a sec." If you're a parent and have ever caught yourself uttering those words then a technology inventory is overdue. More details on my plan a little later. First, I am a huge fan of useful technology. Emphasis on useful. If I … Continue reading My Digital Detox Plan and Schedule
One of the "golden rules" of freelancing and anything related to contract work or entrepreneurship is that you must utilize social media to its fullest extent. A quick Google search will quickly pull up a quaint billion or so results on algorithm hacks, marketing tricks, and best practices on how to game the system, get … Continue reading Why I Don’t Use Social Media for Freelancing
Have you watched The Social Dilemma on Netflix? Do you think it will change our perspective on how we use and view technology? Have you changed any usage habits of your own? I viewed the documentary a bit differently than most. As a follower of the Center for Humane Technology for a while now and … Continue reading Will The Social Dilemma Make a Difference?
I know what you're thinking, not another post about the evils of Facebook and other social media platforms. No, it's not one of those. The negative effects of said social media are well documented as well as professed by many disciples of simpler living. So, my dilemma whether to keep or discard it is derived … Continue reading My Facebook Dilemma
I'm on LinkedIn and I'm sure you are too. There's some sort of unwritten rule that once you graduate college or are on the hunt for your next job you need to be on it. It's a type of unsaid rule of life if you want to be seen by recruiters and view the latest … Continue reading Is LinkedIn Just Another Waste of Time?
If I hear someone start a sentence with, "I saw on Facebook that..." when talking about anything dealing with science, politics, medicine, or any other important subject matter I will quickly become the world's biggest skeptic. We are unfortunately living in a Facebook (FB) world. So many people rely on FB for so much dealing … Continue reading I Saw This on Facebook
Blogs are better than social media. At least for now and/or until things change. I've had a blog for a number of years now. I started here at WordPress.com and then, because of monetization reasons, migrated over to a self-hosted site using WordPress.org. My self-hosted site was/is about health and fitness and is currently in … Continue reading This is Better Than Social Media
When I was younger I had a burning passion for all things health and fitness. I read books and magazines (remember those?), asked questions and had discussions, trained hard, ate healthy foods, and basically immersed myself in that world. I still do those things today, but it's a bit tempered. Then, one of my first … Continue reading How Passion Can Steal Your Soul
Brad Borland 