Pensare senza interruzioni. Sembra un lusso di questi tempi, ma non è detto che non possiamo fare nulla a tal proposito. Adam Brault è stato un mese intero senza Twitter e ne ha tratto alcune conclusioni. Quella relativa al pensare senza venire interrotti è credo il passaggio chiave in cui mi riconosco in pieno.
Mi associo al suggerimento di Adam Brault: se sei su Twitter da più di un anno ed è diventato parte integrante della tua routine quotidiana, prova a stare una settimana senza e valuta la differenza. Non per farne completamente a meno, ma per trovare un diverso equilibrio. Ne vale la pena.
I used to believe that time was the most important thing I have, but I’ve come to believe differently. The single most valuable resource I have is uninterrupted thought.
That’s how everything I’ve ever felt was meaningful about my entire life came to be—either people I’ve come to know, things I’ve learned, or stuff I’ve created.
I’ve realized how Twitter has made me break up my thoughts into tiny, incomplete, pieces—lots of hanging ideas, lots of incomplete relationships, punctuated by all manner of hanging threads and half-forked paths. I am perfectly fine with unfinished work—in fact, I doubt I’ll ever be a better finisher than I am a starter. But I’ve found that my greatest joy, deepest peace, and most valuable contributions come from intentionally choosing where to let my focus rest.
As a result of this experiment, I choose to intentionally put more uninterrupted thought into things one relationship, one idea, one piece of writing at a time.
“Grow, prune, grow” is good advice in most areas of life and I think it applies here as well.
I’m not going to quit Twitter (though that’s something I’ve actually considered doing), but I’m going to put it in a box, just like I’ve done with email from time to time (and need to do more).
I’m going to say “no” a hell of a lot more in my life than I ever have, in order that I can put more energy into an increasingly curated set.
That is much harder for me than quitting Twitter for a month—or even quitting Twitter entirely.