Too Much Info Can Be Dangerous to One's Sanity

I'm suffering from information overload, have been for over a week now. I'm torn between the desire and need to know more and more and the energy it takes to integrate it into my personal "hard drive".

I say that in jest, but, is that not what we all do? Well, at least some of us. What do people do when learning something new and entirely different from their "normal"? Learning takes a huge amount of energy and, in my opinion, the main focus of learning rests with discernment.

We cannot learn everything. It is simply impossible to absorb all existing information, therefore the importance lies in knowing what information we need. Everything else becomes superfluous, hindering progress.

That is what is making clear sense to me now. I need to go from--I want it all!--to--What will best serve me in what I want to create in my life?

Sounds so elementary, yet I do believe our society creates a sort of race or competition to obtain the ultimate, best, most noteworthy, hot off the press sizzling knowledge. Knowledge is power if you know the right stuff, that is.

I am developing my idea for a business while listening to and reading many experts' opinions on how to succeed in business. That's a good thing to do if you want to be motivated or inspired to do the same. Or is it?

For me, I've come to realize that listening to many experts is not such good thing after all. It's more about what to do with what you know that matters and I'm finding that much of what I've been taking in is not what I need to know!

Back to the drawing board for me. I did not say back to square one, it's not about starting over but more about being mindful of where I am and how I will proceed.

I'm curious of how others process information in order to expand their mind library. As for me, it's more about taking a break for awhile. I can see that, as for now, I won't be a prolific blogger until I work out some inner kinks.

My biggest learning curve to date is managing time while developing, creating, allowing my ideas to bloom. Action will come, but I don't so much want to run about wildly without knowing where I'm going. No, I am not stuck, I am re-booting!

:)

Twinkle Twinkle Twitter Stars

Yesterday I listened in to SuccessFoolTV on UStream to hear Alejandro Reyes (@successfool)give his views about social networking, specifically on Twitter. I love listening to this man! It's because he's real, he's honest, he listens to other people's ideas, he basically tells it like it is and those qualities make him likable.

I have been listening in for awhile to get a feel of what truly is going on in the Twitterverse. I like the energy that Alejandro brings to people. It's contagious! Because of him I understand the essence of what twitter is all about: making connections and keeping it real (almost his exact words).

Another presence who I am compelled to follow is Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) for much the same thing. This guy is wild with passion about what he does! I love that! He inspires me to be creative. This kind of rapport is what sustains community and acts as a catalyst for more positive connections.

Speaking on a wider scale, have you seen the movie trailer for The Shift? Go to http://www.theshiftmovie.com/ and you can watch the trailer there. I'm not always sure of what's hype and what's real, but it appears real to me and the movie is sending out the message that more and more people are connecting to do GOOD.

Is it true that we are shifting to a new world perspective? Is the movie trying to build enough hype to move it forward? This kind of movement is exciting, if it's real.

I didn't mean to put those two subjects together...Twitter and a world movement...but do they kind of go together even just a tiny little bit? They both combine marketing with connection and the aspiration to help others.

Where does it go from here? I'm hoping a lot of good things will come from it. It feels like it's just the beginning.

Twittereality

I joined up with Twitter last September just to see what it was all about. Suffice to say I've seen much activity, most of which is marketing and the selling of something or other, mainly how to succeed with social media, how to make a million in 3 weeks, how to get an immense following and become inundated with _______ (not sure what).

It's a culture all of it's own, that Twitterific virtual utopia filled with Tweets. I'm finally getting the hang of it and am now searching to create my own little posse of people to follow or be followed by. I'm not sure why anyone would want to follow me because I'm not selling anything, I have no wisdom to share aside from a few remarks here and there, all I'm doing is being myself.

But, I have an interest in PEOPLE, what makes us tick, how we create something out of nothing, how we tend to band together and create a 'tribe' (coining Seth's word du jour). Twitter all in of itself is a very cool thing and I've been telling everyone to get on board. It's a way to share and to become involved in evolving technology where everyone is invited; there is no popularity list to be picked from.

It is truly an American creation: Grassroots, innovative, forward thinking, an equal opportunity. It's also gotten me to think outside of my perception of what I thought possible.

I'm suddenly becoming flooded with new ideas, and, mind you I've never worked in a think tank capacity. I've always wanted to though, and there it is. I think that Twitter allows people to create a new space for themselves if they really want to.

It's something about people coming together and the energy that it creates that helps to make room for new ideas. It's exciting, it is. I'm revved.

That's it for now. Have to work on my studies. Can you believe that I am working on a Doctorate in clinical hypnosis? I can't. School isn't new to me, I have a BS in human services and a minor in public relations; a Masters in clinical psychology and now I am interested in the mind body connection. Interesting stuff. I just didn't think I'd still be hitting the books. I guess I'll always be hitting the books, lol.

I always have more to say but I really must stop now. Keep tweeting and I'll catch you all later.

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Feeling Exposed and Kind of Snarky

I'm leaving in a few minutes to do some paperwork stuff at my sister's. She's in Santa Monica, so that will give me about 30-40 minutes to listen to something inspirational on the way. Do you do that too? More than ever I need as much inspiration and support that I can weedle out of anyone along the way. I'm nice when I weedle, though.

I guess I'm not all that snarky today. It's just that I like that word, really. Oh, boy...I have so much going on in my head and I don't quite know what to do with it.

Mainly I'm feeling weird that I decided to publish this blog on twitter. People, I'm just doing this for practice--really--so I can get rid of that shaky feeling of doing something new. I can't tell you how nervous I've been living since I left my job habit.

I talked with a business planner/developer who gave me a cart load of ideas with which to put together my OWN BUSINESS!!!!! Not that I'm excited or anything. Yeah, it's ok.

I'm out of time. I'm changing the name of my blog...it was ok when nobody read it. Maybe nobody will read it still...oh, then I guess it really doesn't matter. Nothing really matters.

Later~

Dr. Jonny Bowden's Blog: Overeating Triggers Overeating

I subscribe to many interesting newsletters on various subjects and often they are worth sharing. Here's a post by Jonny Bowden, PhD, C.N.S., who is a nationally known expert on weight loss, nutrition and health and is the author of several best-selling books.

I like to know what makes things tick, why things happen like they do, what influence we have upon what happens naturally, etc. The following article explains how the brain affects our eating habits. This is something I want to know because I've been trying to lose the same 10 lbs for probably about...oh, a few years by now. I like what he has to say about the 80% rule...I used to know that from way back when. It's a good reminder for everyone.

Dr. Jonny Bowden's Blog: Overeating Triggers Overeating

Eeeek! I see myself on Google!

It was a tad bit unnerving to see my name plastered all over the place when I googled my name. It's just coming upon 6:30am--I can't sleep--and of course the first thing I turn to is my trusty ol' computer. All I had was my diary when I was an angst ridden teenager, no keyboard, no cellphone, none of the technological gadgetry that we (and I certainly include myself!) have all become so dependent on.

But, I digress, I was talking about google-shock. Really now--if you write a blog, if you tweet, chat, link-in, etc (can't think of any more since I'm dragging from lack of sleep), trust me--you are all over the internet.

I don't really care, in fact, I need to get used to seeing myself objectively if, in fact, I want to write blogs, comments, blurbs, articles, or even interviews and be noticed. It just feels weird to see it for the first time...like a virgin...hey!....for the very first time...like a virrrrrrgin...ok my voice is bad, I'll stop.

I'm going back to bed and this will all have been a very bad dream with Madonna in it.

The Right to Write

That is the title of the book I'm reading by Julia Cameron. I've become all scholarly again and over the past few weeks have managed to enroll in a writing class, resume my doctorate work in clinical hypnosis, open a Twitter account, and continue to work on ways to create income! Income, come in! Right over here, please. I'm very cordial with Mr. Money because I'd like him to visit often. I don't have a lot to say today and I have a writing assignment to finish, but I realize I haven't been very attentive to my blog. I will try to come back more often; perhaps I can be a positive role model for Mr. Money. I hope he reads this blog, lol. :)