Going Old School

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My friend Clay challenged a few of us to 30 days of old school blogging. #BlogPals19

Today is day 5. Old school seems to be making a comeback.

One of the many feeds I subscribe to is for Raptitude – a blog about getting better at being human. This week’s post was all about Old School Things to Consider Doing Again. I was not surprised to see old school long form blogging on the list.

Derek Sivers, who historically posts infrequently, recently produced a massive wave of content doing his own 30 day experiment. He felt like it made his writing worse, so I know mine will suffer over the coming weeks. I actually think some of the work he created over the past few weeks was fantastic. He had a few on travel (travel without a phone, travel without social praise) that I found really interesting in this Instagram world.

I’m about to embark on a trip I’ve been wanting to take for years. So, while I admire the concepts Derek raised, I suspect I will be sharing some of the highlights, and photos. And there is no way that I’m travelling without my phone, computer, Kindle, etc. But it’s an interesting idea. I did all of that in my teens and twenties, and those trips were great. Mostly I miss being able to toss full sized toiletries in my bag, but the tech tools are useful.

4 Comments on “Going Old School”

  1. I’m thinking the difference between Derek Sivers and David Cain’s view on blogging is like the difference between wanting to write a magazine article and writing a personal journal. The one has a formal flow, while the other is more stream of consciousness. It’s like going to a lecture and listening to someone present a talk vs hanging out the pub listening to your mate tell you about their day or what’s on their mind.

    I like this from David: “Exploring the internet felt much more peer-to-peer, and far less predictable, like you were wandering through an infinite, hyperlink-connected labyrinth of ideas and creations.”

    I’ve been enjoying your thoughts and the hyperlinks threaded in your text have led me to other interesting ideas and introduced me to websites I’ve not been to before.

  2. Thanks for the shout-out Catherine. One idea I learned from Derek Sivers (I don’t remember if it was during his 30-day stint) was “make more pots.” If you make a lot of something, you end up with some good ones, even though a lot of them are bad. And as you noted, he did produce some good pots too. Good luck with your challenge.