Decided to take some tiny steps back into the social networking scene, and see if I can keep the time investment to a reasonable level. I have a birthday coming up, and don't want to miss all the messages--and frankly, too few of my friends read and respond to these blog posts. Big thanks to the ones who do, but I'm greedy.
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On the morning walk last Friday, I think it was, R suggested that I try spending the morning off Outlook, not responding to emails, and not editing thing, either. Just reading and writing my own stuff.
I have a book manuscript I'm supposed to read and respond to this week. Does that count as "reading," or as "editing"?
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Decided it was "reading," which might have been a mistake. Spent most of my working hours on that project, and since the manuscript was (is) very problematic, that was distracting, leaving me no mental energy for my own writing project, a new grant proposal for paid leave to write about romance. On the other hand, it's very important to me that problematic material on romance not get published as-is, and I consider that sort of quality control to be "my own stuff." Centrally so.
A good day's work, in short. And Facebook / Twitter didn't seem to distract me much, so far.
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"frankly, too few of my friends read and respond to these blog posts"
Maybe quite a lot of them are reading but not responding?
it's very important to me that problematic material on romance not get published as-is, and I consider that sort of quality control to be "my own stuff." Centrally so.
I'm extremely grateful to you for acting as a quality control: it's not very visible work in terms of your contribution being recognised, but it's extremely necessary.
"Maybe quite a lot of them are reading but not responding?"
Some are, I'm sure, Laura--I don't assume otherwise. But others have told me, a bit abashed, that they don't keep an eye on things here or at the other blogs. They mostly keep up with people on their phones, etc., using social media apps, I guess. Old fashioned blogging just doesn't make the cut!
I did feel quite virtuous working on this project today. Quite the senior scholar, keeping an eye on things, periodically harumphing and looking over the tops of my glasses in a disapproving way. Off to sip some sherry for a reward!
"Old fashioned blogging just doesn't make the cut!"
Oh. Not sure what to say to that. I suppose I'm old-fashioned.
That makes two of us, Laura. :)
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