Well, I’m back and not worse for wear. In fact, I felt
rested from no-cooking-dishwashing-driving and all things computer. “Felt,”
because as soon as I opened my Inbox a deluge poured in. Two weeks of neglect
made my computer furious. I could hear it hissing, “Who do you think you are
not checking-in for ions?”
When it was done rumbling and grumbling, 486 messages were
waiting to be examined. That’s four-hundred and eighty six, yes Ma’am.
Two days later, and I am almost caught up. Many messages were
discard-able, true. But discarding three-hundred plus messages takes time. Then
there are the others.
This got me thinking that I spend entirely too much time
with Email. I’m not running a corporation; I’m barely running my life as a manager
of my family. I value staying connected. I've gotten a lot from E-connectivity
and can’t remember how it was before, in cavemen’s days. But maybe I don’t need
it as much as the folks I see on their portable devices in all places at all
times.
I now value even more the needed disconnection. Reminder on
my E-calendar: do it again sometime.
7 comments:
It's always nice to disconnect...and getting harder and harder by the day with all the gadgets. I, for one, spend way too much time on my smart phone. Welcome back, Mirka!
I get an insane amount of email. I'm not sure why either. lol
That's wonderful that you took that time away. I unplugged for unplug week in May and it really opened my eyes to how much time I spend on social media. I also felt so much more peaceful being disconnected for a bit.
I do miss the good old days--and real letters!
Real letters- what's that? ;)
The last relative I had who would not use Email passed away two years ago at the age of ninety eight...
A hiatus (or two) from all things "E" is one of the highlights of my summer each year. And I actually mailed three "real" letters this week! So glad you took time out for rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation, Mirka. I am wallowing in my own deluge of E-stuff, and slowly swimming towards the surface. But it is still summer, after all! = )
Oh, wow, and I was complaining about 26 emails that piled up in my in-box over a week. It's always good to disconnect. Now that my son has a cell phone, it is something he is having to learn.
It seems every time I try to disconnect for a few days, it takes three times longer just to catch up on everything once I return. There must be an easier way...
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