Back to the blog after quite a hiatus.

What have I learned from it, dear reader, that would be of any use to me and you this new year?

Two for you, first:

1. Resting from work that you love is stressful and boring. Working at what you love is restful.

2. Talking to like-minded strangers (readers on the web) is usually more civilized and productive than talking to flesh- and- blood colleagues who are out of step with you.

Two for me:

1. My old posts still get hits even when I don’t update the blog. I get as many hits now from not blogging as I got from blogging when I first began. That’s a big improvement. It means what I write has some value beyond the moment.
2. I am now a confirmed bloggerette (a female married to her website). Living without blogging seems pale. The life unblogged doesn’t seem quite worth it. What’s an experience unless you can get a post out of it?

Bottom Line:

Those four points add up to one. The virtual world is as “true” and human as the real world. Maybe more.

Actionable Item:

The Internet is a mental and emotional world first, a physical one only second. On the other hand, the real world out there works in reverse of that. On the net, ideas move people. In the physical world, people move ideas.

Just a thought.