Written by Everett Bogue
Kevin Kelly believes that the human race is building the planet into one giant brain with our technology.
He’s not sure what it’s called, but some call it The One, others call it The Cloud.
I’m not sure what to believe, but I do know one thing: we’re all plugged in. Some of us never unplug.
This is why I believe that it’s an absolute imperative to turn it all off once in awhile.
We have to take the time to get away from the cloud, head into the forest, and discover what it is to not be part of The Borg.
I love being plugged in, but there are stories on the fringes of my imagination of a day when people can’t turn it off. When to tweet is a necessity of human nature.
We are closer to this reality than you and I believe.
Recently one of my heroes, Gwen Bell took a month off of the net. No working, no tweeting, no checking email. She’s back now, but the experience taught her to listen to herself again.
This is why I’m leaving you for awhile.
I’ll be camping in the wilds of upper Wisconsin from August 10th-23rd.
I won’t tweet. I won’t check email. I’m going without a computer, I’m going where there is no 3G (for now.)
My blog and business will run on auto-pilot. I have a post scheduled for Tuesday, Monday, and Monday.
Comments will be off until further notice.
If you miss me, read my blog archives. A good place to start is at the beginning. Or, check out my books. Some say they’re quite good.
Some say that I will miss opportunities while I’m gone. I think going away is the opportunity.
August is a slow month on the Internet. Many people take this time to get reacquainted with themselves. Maybe this is a good time for you to do that as well.
We’ll all be back in September, and the work will continue.
For now, a break.
