Thoughts….
Thought:
It was not my fault---Last week’s blog did not reach many readers as the platform it is delivered on failed to perform. Solution? Call someone younger than me. I enlisted the help of my daughter – not a PA but an otherwise all-around brilliant solver of most problems – both technical and emotional. She called Mailchimp (The Platform) and began a “virtual” discussion to try to resolve the issue. Spoiler alert: like most things technical and virtual the discussion took way too long (3 hours) thus another data point of how technology has NOT made us more efficient but provided a different manner with which we waste time and productivity. Further spoiler alert: there was never any real solution as “they” claimed it was:
1) the time change
2) I published it too late
Therefore proving that even virtual people point fingers at someone/something else.
In an astonishing display of how technology has distanced us from each other or human interaction --- the platform offered a “live” conversation with a “human” BUT you had to pay for the opportunity!!!What!!!!! yes, it is true --- real human interaction now cost money. I suppose a more positive way to look at this amazing occurrence is to embrace the importance of real human interaction. Mailchimp is actually quantifying how important talking to each other is in real time and in real space...
Lesson:
While you still have the chance reach out to another human and talk to them in real time ------ while it is still free
Another thought.
I use my wallet every day. There is truly not a day goes by that I do not touch my wallet. I also touch and use my cell phone everyday ----Most days, when I am in the US, I also touch my car keys and house key…...Additionally but not every day I use my sunglasses.
Question?
Why is it that I put these things in a different place most days? Why would I create yet another reason to evoke stress on my mental well-being wondering around the house looking for these seemingly essential items?
I never (well almost never) misplace my underwear….
Buongiorno and Thanks for reading….