Dog walk diaries: afk

I spend, like many others, a fair amount of time sitting and tapping away at a keyboard and most of it is spent writing articles and answering comments. For me, I am more capable when I am able to sit for a block of time and write in a stream of thought, rather than piece by piece, a paragraph here or there. Due to current life, these blocks are hard to find plus, I am trying to spend more time moving, rather than sitting.

Because I have less blocks of time, I now use them for writing and posts and get to the majority of comments a little later. I try not to post and run though as, it is annoying when authors don't answer comments for days. I have noticed that engagement has dropped with this approach which is because even if answered later, the mind of the commentor has moved, filled with new ideas and conversations. There is a cost.

However, when I have shorter amounts of time available, I use these for comments. I generally don't comment from my phone though as I like to quote and link and since I am not proficient at it, it makes it very slow. I try to get to all comments in some way though, as regulars know.

The time I have has also been affected by the summer since for the first time in quite a few years, it has been warm and sunny and with our daughter growing so fast, I have chosen to enjoy a lot of it outside with her. It has been a great summer plus I got to see @galenkp after 12 years too, if only for a week.

Last night while out, I realised how much I miss dancing and socializing at that level so I plan on increasing the frequency, at least more oftwn than the once a year it has been. I don't like to waste time consuming much so the spare time I have, I still try to make it valuable. When I relax, I relax hard so to speak, not just sit and do nothing. Doing nothing frustrates me more than relaxes. Dancing is great for me on so many levels and is never time wasted.

Introducing some shorter posts is also on my agenda as I tend to write so much that people haven't the space to read it all so, sometimes I will attempt to possibly maybe occasionally get thoughts out that are faster to read. The pain... but, yesterday I wrote something like 5000 words without comments included.

I obviously enjoy writing and it is also pretty obvious that it is an outlet of a kind for me while still being a medium that I can hopefully bring value to the community. I try not to be too self-indulgent but, this is social media and society runs on preferences.

My goal with a lot of my text is to help people think about their own preferences and perhaps adjust them in order to get better, more fulfilling results each day. I find that people who are enjoying their experience no matter what they face, are also the most valuable to the community, especially in the long run.

So, since it is warm and the dog needs to get home and drink some water, I will end this ramble here. When home, I will get to comments I have missed overnight and, if my daughter sleeps for long enough, maybe get to a proper post. I find though that reflecting on my process has value and keeps me adjusting and, interested.

Taraz
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