On some Tuesdays, I go back into the archives and dig up something that still relates today. For the next 5 weeks, I am going to repost the Top 5 Posts from 2011. Today’s post is #1 and it comes from February 21, 2011. I am so glad this was the most popular post on [...]
Today marks the end of my second annual month long social media fast and it was very different this time around. Last year, I found myself wanting to post to Twitter and Facebook constantly, this year it was relieving to take a break. Last year, I enjoyed the break from my email and dreaded the [...]
Last year, I fasted from Social Media and much of the internet for the month of July and it was a super fruitful time for me. You can read my post-fast thoughts here and here. Because of this, I have decided to do it again. The bottom line is I will be mostly offline between [...]
“In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.” Proverbs 14:23 (NET) “Merely talking about it.” Solomon could have been talking about Twitter or Facebook status updates. In fact, his verse would easily fit in the 140 characters of a Tweet. Do we spend more time talking about the [...]
Now that I am back from my Social Media Fast, it’s time to jump into the new year (Riv’s calendar really goes along with a school calendar). With this new season of life and a little bit of perspective from my month off, I am going to modify my use of Social Media a smidge. [...]
I’m back from my month long Social Media Fast. Did you miss me? I figured my first post should be a little look at what this month has been like without Twitter, Facebook, and blogs. Week 1 Countless times a day, I found myself starting to log into Facebook. It made me realize the number [...]
Everyone who knows me knows that I am a tech-junky. In particular, I’m a bit of an Apple Fanboy. I am always tapping away at my MacBook Pro or iPhone or iPad. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it can become a bit obsessive. In fact, I’ve been thinking about my social media consumption [...]