A Fork in the Road

I had dinner last week with a dear friend who was in town for business. As we brought each other up to date, I could tell he was disappointed that I had little interest in consulting (due mostly to being tired of traveling). And, he almost rolled his eyes when I told him I was still blogging.

Those reactions typify what I get when talking with former associates, so it caused me to ask myself Would I read this blog if I didn’t write it?

My answer was, and is, a resounding No. I would also not read any blogs, or at least would not use a feedreader (I might read one or two blogs occasionally). My primary reason for a feedreader has been to seek inspiration for topics to write about. Also, I would not use Twitter, which I also have primarily liked for its source of links to interesting articles that I could write about.

I have come to realize that my writing about life management, learning, and technology is pretty much in vain. There are literally thousands of blogs on these topics, so I have just been “adding to the noise.” I have tried to differentiate myself by giving an experience-based, mature view of life management, and by trying to help people use their technology, rather than have technology control them.

But, there is only so much one can say about these subjects, and I feel like it’s all been said, both by me and by countless others.

So, I am at a fork in the road. Which direction do I take? That of stopping blogging, or that of continuing? I don’t know which direction for sure, but I am sure leaning toward toward stopping. My current thinking is to keep this site open at least through this year, but to only write on those rare occasions in which I have something unique and worthwhile to say.

But, I do know this. I am at the very least going to take a month off from writing, a month off from reading my feeds, and a month off from reading Twitter. That should at least get some of the noise out of my head and enable me to make a good decision.

I have closed commenting on this post, but I will continue to monitor comments on the other 825 posts to see if a response is needed.

Thank you for your time and inspiration. Take care and best wishes.