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Neil – I agree that it can be good to set out with some clear goals in mind. On the other hand, setting out occasionally with no goals at all can lead to unexpected discovery and innovation. In those cases, though, I definitely need to set a time limit or I end up with the “3-4 hour buffet dinner” as you aptly put it. Many thanks for commenting. – Jeff
ReplyGavin – Great to hear from you + thanks for commenting. Let’s grab coffee sometime – good way to avoid Web grazing, so long as the iPhones are off. – Jeff
ReplyI get into that ‘web grazing’ habit once in awhile. I try and give myself 3-4 objectives written down on a 3×5 index card and keep I with me at the computer. If I didn’t used Google reader though, my web grazing would be more like a 3-4 hour buffet dinner.
ReplyHi, Jeff. I think you are spot on in recognizing that the “grazing” is a good thing. (I’ve also been known to defend TV channel-surfing for the same reason.) It’s not the grazing that’s the problem but the lack of discipline in *ending* that grazing that leaves you foggy-headed and wondering where your day went.
Think of yourself as a high-speed explorer circling the world in a blink. Or a student auditing a zillion classes. Or a late-night monologist trolling for good source material for jokes. There’s no question a good surf gets your mind going and your idea-generator cranking.
Of course, once the mind-numbing atrophy sets in, it’s time to go outside! (Autobiography there. Gotta go outside now. Hope yer well.)
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