Twitter is insane. If you aren't familiar, it is a random stream of thoughts, only 140 characters long. You "follow" people and the "follow" you back. Think of it as virtual stalking. It is a running stream of the thoughts of people you follow. They are supposed to be people who have the same interests as you, but that isn't always the case.
The point is that Twitter has become Mind Clutter. While I am busily, (well, kind of busily...when I'm not spending 3 hours at a time fixated by what @imreallyclever is doing at 3am), trying to get rid of unneccesary physical things in my life. Then Twitter comes along and it is addicting.
Everyone starts with 0 followers and you build up your followers and those you follow. So instead of collecting Stuart Weitzman shoes, now I'm collecting Twitter followers. Isn't it the same brand of insanity?
There are strategies and methods and websites to help you gain followers, just like there are those same things to score a pair of $750.00 shoes for $200.00!
The other day someone posted a link on Twitter to an article about a minimalist house, with pretty pictures of clean surfaces, which of course I can't find to post here because it has scrolled away and I didn't do the smart thing and save it immediately so POOF, its gone. And I thought it was funny, because in the middle of this stream of mostly drivel, none of which I need, is this wonderful article about minimalism, which Twitter is most certainly not.
I'm trying to achieve something like the picture below, but maybe not to this extent, well, because I HAVE teenagers. Those bare surfaces would stay bare for all of 30 seconds before someone plopped soccer shoes, handbags, car keys, gum wrappers and any assortment of crap they carry around right on that gorgeous glass table top- are those people nuts? Glass? Ever heard of fingerprints??
So my question is, once you de-clutter your life of physical things, how do you keep out the Twitter Clutter and do the same for the mind, because really, I think I'm just exchanging one addiction for another- and sadly, neither include chocolate.
Personally, I would not want to live in a place such as in the photo -- I like a little "lived in" look to make it feel like home. I agree with you about Twitter, it is addicting and fun, but definitely a mind clutterer and a time waster. We all need to take time to unplug and logoff!
Posted by: Valerie | July 22, 2009 at 09:35 AM