Comments on: What to do when you've settled in?

By: JanK

JanK — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:26:08 +0000

Your couch sitting is similar to the Boomer experience. We were passionate about zero birth control (that was the focus of the first Annual Earth Day celebration – but we sadly don't hear too much about the topic these days), air/soil/water pollution, ending a war that seemed to have no purpose nor exit strategy…and then suddenly all that angst evaporated. The catalyst was we began having families which required jobs and houses. Our focus changed, and we became passionate about child safety. < />< />Changing focus may be the answer to your couch-sitting days. Where's your passion? Mine has been marketing…but it's beginning to blur into community involvement with downtown development associations, etc. Still use the marketing expertise, but in a new way.

By: JanK

JanK — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:42:00 +0000

Your couch sitting is similar to the Boomer experience. We were passionate about zero birth control (that was the focus of the first Annual Earth Day celebration – but we sadly don’t hear too much about the topic these days), air/soil/water pollution, ending a war that seemed to have no purpose nor exit strategy…and then suddenly all that angst evaporated. The catalyst was we began having families which required jobs and houses. Our focus changed, and we became passionate about child safety. Changing focus may be the answer to your couch-sitting days. Where’s your passion? Mine has been marketing…but it’s beginning to blur into community involvement with downtown development associations, etc. Still use the marketing expertise, but in a new way.

By: Ben Yoskovitz

Ben Yoskovitz — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:38:00 +0000

Dave — good luck with your pursuits. Shake it up a bit, who knows what’ll fall from the proverbial tree.And I’m glad you liked IGotNewsForYou — I hope you’ll try it out!

By: Ben Yoskovitz

Ben Yoskovitz — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:38:00 +0000

Dave — good luck with your pursuits. Shake it up a bit, who knows what’ll fall from the proverbial tree.And I’m glad you liked IGotNewsForYou — I hope you’ll try it out!

By: Dave J.

Dave J. — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:08:00 +0000

Dean–Thanks for the thoughts. The ‘revolution’ that I started documenting has settled down and is more of an ‘evolution’ now. Is it really lame of me to have to document the 1999 marketing of companies like Thames and ThomasNet because they are so far on the tail of these changes?

By: Dave J.

Dave J. — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:08:00 +0000

By: Black Lab Five

Black Lab Five — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:03:00 +0000

Yes, Dave, it really does feel like there’s a “What Now?” affliction among bloggers everywhere. I think part of it may be related to what always made the best blogs work – extreme focus. Focus has always been the difference between the lame and the not-so-lame but, at this point, it’s starting to feel suffocating for many of us. Perhaps it is time to start thinking about blogs as projects that eventually run their course.

By: Black Lab Five

Black Lab Five — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:03:00 +0000

By: Dave J.

Dave J. — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:10:00 +0000

Thanks Ben. Yea, I have inklings to do new stuff along the lines you mention. It may be something I end up doing.Interesting fake-news site you have. Some funny headlines!

By: Dave J.

Dave J. — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:10:00 +0000

Thanks Ben. Yea, I have inklings to do new stuff along the lines you mention. It may be something I end up doing.Interesting fake-news site you have. Some funny headlines!