Published on Feb 2, 2010 - In: Change| Creativity
“The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.” – Alfred North Whitehead
21 Days away from media was hard and I was surprised what I learned. Â I have to be honest, I cheated using Twitter to communicate with my wife when I was traveling. Regardless, I really feel the time was well needed and I came away for the better.
Looking back I noticed that prior to this media switch off I’d become preoccupied with time creating a new kind of personal suffering; the tyranny of efficiency. My days were drawn into units of times for Blogging, Twittering, and communicating via many social forms and thinking primarily horizontally and not thinking vertically. In many ways managing all of these units of times corrupted my power of observation.  Cutting all that out, the twittersphere still rotated.  My blog still got traffic; even-though I wasn’t posting.  And when It came to connecting with people, we kicked it old school via phone or carrier pigeon. Life seemed to go on, but in a more simplistic state.
Secondly, I’d hope to get back in touch with my creative side. While I use technology to express myself creatively, I relied on it to much; instead of a more organic process like with pen and moleskin. Â I began to read way more over the 3 weeks. Â Doodle and sketch. Â I even had the urge to paint. Â I found my creative side exploding once again, when prior I felt as if I was in dry non-creative state. Â I returned to a motto that I had when I was managing my awesome team at FOX, it was: if you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.
At the end of the day, I believe technological diet shapes the soul as much as food shapes the body. And we need to put ourselves in circumstances and pursue dreams that necessitate the supernatural intervention of the Holy Spirit. Â I did that. Â I’m doing that now.
Have you removed something from your routine and found in beneficial?
Published on Feb 1, 2010 - In: Change| Creativity
After 21 days of total switch off from all media; I’m back. Â I’ve got lots to share and will let you in on everything over the next few days. Â I was really surprised what I learned; think you will be too. Â Thats all for now.
Published on Dec 30, 2009 - In: Humanitarian
This year, join with me in making a resolution to help those around the world who thirst for safe water. With your help, New Year’s Eve could be a night that promises more than 200,000 people the life-saving gift they’ve been hoping for. Here’s how it works:
On behalf of those who have no voice, will you RAISE YOUR GLASS with me this New Year? Will you resolve to do all you can to bring safe water to those without in 2010?
Will you begin by joining me and my family by giving a $10 donation by New Year’s day? And then share your resolution with others, encouraging them to make a toast and a gift to the nearly one billion people who lack access to safe drinking water?  If your on a mobile device, text message your donation by Texting WMI to 85944 and replying Yes.
I RAISE MY GLASS this New Year and I wish you and your’s a happy and safe New Year!
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