What Did You Get Rid Of?

Happy New Year! It means out with the old and in with the new. I said good-bye to my gamey old robe. It was looking like the shroud of Turin! I got a new robe for Christmas so I thanked the old one for its years of service and said good-bye.

I went through my facebook acct and deleted invites and causes and Farmville games that do not interest me. I changed my privacy so that only friends can look at my stream or friends. Other people?s creepy online activity will make you rethink your open policy. I would not have changed the open door policy if so weird stuff had not happened.

I deleted myself from uninteresting and unresponsive NING sites. I still have a few that I am active in however, I deleted myself and my materials ( show segments) from over 20 different sites.

Productivity is the word for 2010. Is it moving me forward? Is it wasting my time? Is it making me more productive? These are the questions I ask myself about the activities and events I am involved in. Of course, there are things that are just recreational. Those things have to be in balance also. They need to bring me health and re-creation!

What did you get rid of for the year?

My Mom and Sister Autumn at Christmas

People are following me!

I was reading Craig’ss list stuff for TV and Film in the Los Angeles area and I came across a post from a guy who was offering $1,000 cash to find out who is following him. He claims people started following him and now he is being recognized in public.

He talks about how frustrated he is and how to get the reward and lists his facebook page at a place to contact him.

It’s a great way to get traffic to your facebook page, I doubt the story seriously though. He may be trying to get some media coverage out of it. When you play the crazy card, media is usually not comfortable with that. Very few people can play crazy in a way that is endearing. Ask Bobcat Goldwait about that kind of move.

I always recommend playing your expert status. There are better ways of getting people to your facebook page without sounding like you are off your medication.

Why Tweet Ups Matter

"No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world," Aristotle

 New science says being lonely speeds aging. Wise people say the holiday blues are a signal to examine and change ones life. A brief period of loneliness doesn’t appear to cause grave harm but  chronic loneliness does. The long-term lonely suffer more diseases at an earlier age, and die younger than those who feel close to others. Middle aged lonely drink more alcohol, eat more fat and exercise less than their more social fellows. The experience of feeling lonely, even when you have family and co-workers around you,  impacts stress hormones, immune function and heart health. UCLA has a Loneliness Scale where anyone can test themselves.

Facebook is not a substiture for Face to face contact    Researchers say that loneliness takes a toll on our sleep. One study found that people who scored high on a loneliness scale slept the same number of hours as those who did not, but their sleep was less restorative, since they suffered  times when you wake up for a few moments, and then go back to sleep. The lonely are more fatigued.

Technology has given us exciting ways to connect and stay in touch. They can increase feelings of loneliness if they are a substitution for in-person interaction. We tend to spend an lot of time worrying about ourselves, but not much time caring for ourselves. Caring for ourselves means thinking very seriously  about the conditions we live in and how others are living.

When is the last time your turned an online contact into a real contact?

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