I Tawt I Taw a Hypocrite
Thursday, November 19. 2009
Yeah, okay, so I'm "tweeting" again, even though I roundly criticized Twitter as a waste of time earlier this year. I did leave myself the possibility of changing my mind in that blog post. So I'm back, but it's different.
When the starter's pistol fires for a long road race like a half marathon, and there are all these people surrounding you just pumping their arms and legs like mad, it's easy to get caught up in the rush and the excitement, and end up running an eight-minute mile right off the bat. That can really kill you for the long haul, making you have to slow way down for a couple of miles because you've sprinted when you should have jogged. Long races are tests of stamina, not bursts of speed. I think that was my problem with Twitter.
I spent entirely too much time on the service when I first signed up for it, just over a year ago. After a few months, the expenditure of time for me became too great, and I realized the return on investment just wasn't there. So I walked a bit, took a break, reassessed my speed. Now I'm back to a jog—using Twitter (I hope) more effectively and reasonably. I do want to stay in touch with friends and make new contacts, while staying informed about topics of interest; Twitter supports those goals. I just have to keep a reasonable pace.
Yeah, okay, so I'm "tweeting" again, even though I roundly criticized Twitter as a waste of time earlier this year. I did leave myself the possibility of changing my mind in that blog post. So I'm back, but it's different.
When the starter's pistol fires for a long road race like a half marathon, and there are all these people surrounding you just pumping their arms and legs like mad, it's easy to get caught up in the rush and the excitement, and end up running an eight-minute mile right off the bat. That can really kill you for the long haul, making you have to slow way down for a couple of miles because you've sprinted when you should have jogged. Long races are tests of stamina, not bursts of speed. I think that was my problem with Twitter.
I spent entirely too much time on the service when I first signed up for it, just over a year ago. After a few months, the expenditure of time for me became too great, and I realized the return on investment just wasn't there. So I walked a bit, took a break, reassessed my speed. Now I'm back to a jog—using Twitter (I hope) more effectively and reasonably. I do want to stay in touch with friends and make new contacts, while staying informed about topics of interest; Twitter supports those goals. I just have to keep a reasonable pace.
When the starter's pistol fires for a long road race like a half marathon, and there are all these people surrounding you just pumping their arms and legs like mad, it's easy to get caught up in the rush and the excitement, and end up running an eight-minute mile right off the bat. That can really kill you for the long haul, making you have to slow way down for a couple of miles because you've sprinted when you should have jogged. Long races are tests of stamina, not bursts of speed. I think that was my problem with Twitter.
I spent entirely too much time on the service when I first signed up for it, just over a year ago. After a few months, the expenditure of time for me became too great, and I realized the return on investment just wasn't there. So I walked a bit, took a break, reassessed my speed. Now I'm back to a jog—using Twitter (I hope) more effectively and reasonably. I do want to stay in touch with friends and make new contacts, while staying informed about topics of interest; Twitter supports those goals. I just have to keep a reasonable pace.
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