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How Connected Is Your Life?
Posted on August 6th, 2007 7 commentsWell, the internet failed me again this weekend! I went away and had a great plan to read some books, spend some time on the beach and write some great content for LewisEmpire.com.
Stage 1 (reading some books). I blazed through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows then continued to read Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson and busted through another chapter of The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. All together, a great weekend of relaxation.
Stage 2 (spend some time on the beach) was also very successful. The town was packed with tourists so I wanted to get as far away from them as possible. I jumped in the boat and went across the lake into a secluded bay and spent a great number of hours in the sun.
Stage 3 (write some great content) was a little less successful. On Friday night I managed to login to my account and get some articles written. As I mentioned in a previous posting, since updating to WordPress 2.2.1 I have been unable to use the Timestamped posting feature, so I wrote the postings and closed the laptop. That was the last time I was able to connect for the whole weekend! My laptop could not get access Saturday or Sunday night!
As you can imagine, I felt totally disconnected from the world and felt horrible for people reading my blog! Not only that, I think I learned how closely tied my life is to the internet and needing access to it. During this weekend I was unable to do the following daily (yet important tasks):
- Pay off some credit card balances
- Access my blog admin
- Check my personal/business email
- Figure out if and when my Monday Night Soccer Game was
- Submit my updated information for my mortgage renewal
- Register my team for the fall soccer league
- Find out where my Europe-trotting brother was today
In an increasingly accessible world how much do you rely on having internet access available to you? Even counting out the necessity of posting on my blog, keeping in contact with friends and family revolves around using email or social networking sites. All my banking, mortgage and credit card information is updated and transfered online. Although I love the accessibility of everything through the web AND doing business via email, I can see that I need to make some changes in order to be more organized and prepare for the eventuality of losing a connection from time to time.
Does this sound familiar? How strong is your love-hate relationship?
7 responses to “How Connected Is Your Life?”
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My advice is next time you go away for the weekend - leave the laptop at home! The internet will survive without your input for a weekend…maybe not for a whole week, but a weekend for sure.
Mike
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I’m also sure the internet will survive without Lewis’s input, but it looks like lewisempire.com might not be able to survive without the internet. Great post, sure makes you realize how much we rely on the Internet and Email.
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Sometimes “disconnecting” is very good. Working 12h/day online makes me tired.
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I agree, but then what would I do once the family is asleep and my fingers start twitching from lack of keyboard use?
You wouldn’t believe how much my traffic dropped after just two days with no postings! (Don’t worry, I’m back up)
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A great Empire always takes a little time to build. Once it’s where I want it maybe I won’t need the internet any more!!!
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No kidding. The worst part is when you try to fit that one last plugin or comment before bed. 2 hours later you’re still tired and haven’t blinked for the entire evening.
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I know what you mean, I’m in that situation right now!!
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