{"id":4837,"date":"2009-10-31T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2009-10-31T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/?p=4837"},"modified":"2012-04-17T07:04:47","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T13:04:47","slug":"taking-a-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/taking-a-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking a break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/flickr\/photo\/4055580767\/multi-tasking-at-work.html\" class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Medium\" title=\"Multi-tasking at work\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3520\/4055580767_59fa5c05ee.jpg\" alt=\"Multi-tasking at work\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Yup, I&#8217;m taking a break. A sabbatical, leave of absence, vacation, or whatever you want to call it &#8212; a break from Web 2.0.<\/p>\n<p>As of writing this, I&#8217;m not sure how long it&#8217;ll be. I&#8217;m thinking at least two weeks, but maybe the whole month of November. We&#8217;ll just wait and see.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nNo blogging, no Twitter, no Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>I do plan to keep publishing <a href=\"http:\/\/somethingbeautifulpodcast.com\">the podcast<\/a> during the month of November (that is if we can get some more stories), but otherwise&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A nice long break.<\/p>\n<p>Why am I doing this?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve been blogging 4-5 times a week since <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/techno\/so-i-gave-in\/\">April 2005<\/a> and I&#8217;m getting tired.<\/li>\n<li>I want to focus on finishing my novel and get it to publication.<\/li>\n<li>I want to prove to myself (and others) that I can live without staying in constant contact with others.<\/li>\n<li>I want to be sure that I can get by without the narcissism and ego boosts that come from having X number of readers and X number of friends or followers.\n<\/li>\n<li>Two weeks of vacation this year without Twitter were great. I need more breaks like that.\n<\/li>\n<li>There are other things that need my attention right now.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So there you have it. <\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t expect to be legalistic about this. <\/p>\n<p>You may discover me posting pictures to Flickr from time to time, or I may send out a Twitter update from time to time if an urgent need arises (especially to remind you that our friends are still in need of help to avoid foreclosure).<\/p>\n<p>And of course, I&#8217;ll still be available on e-mail and phone &#8212; just don&#8217;t expect any updates on here, Twitter or Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>And otherwise I&#8217;ll be on a Web 2.0 sabbatical for the next two to four weeks. See you on the flip side!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yup, I&#8217;m taking a break. A sabbatical, leave of absence, vacation, or whatever you want to call it &#8212; a break from Web 2.0. As of writing this, I&#8217;m not sure how long it&#8217;ll be. I&#8217;m thinking at least two weeks, but maybe the whole month of November. 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