THE TEN MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS OF 2004: BLOGS AND THE INTERNET
Wanted to capture this before I forgot - Dave (and Rob Paterson) waxing lyrical about blogging (need to read this post in full but until then I think I will attempt to realise some self awareness):
Rob identified three 'values' of blogging to him personally: Finding one's voice; Noticing what gives and what drains one's energy; Redefining the meaning of work as a function of community and fellowship instead of wage slavery. So he's saying, and I agree with him, that blogging (the participation in the conversation as both a journal reader and writer) re-centres you, frees you from being like, and seeing the world like, everyone else, and allows you to see the world and yourself differently, more profoundly (for better and for worse), and hence to liberate yourself and take charge of your own life. Self-awareness, self-reliance, and the personal liberation that comes from deep knowledge. Could there possibly be a higher utility for anything?Posted by Paul Goodison at January 17, 2005 03:36 PM | TrackBack
"Could there possibly be a higher utility for anything?"
Getting back to work and not losing your job because you got so addicted to the blogworld out there... :-)
actaully I had made some reflections on blogging here:
http://alessandrab.blogspot.com/2005/01/so-blogging-is-booming-some.html
you may also want to check this out:
http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/01/13/dreaming/
4 questions that many responded re blogging