Yesterday my internet provider challenged me to find ways to be productive without access to e-mail, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter or blogs. As the repairman struggled to find the source of my problem, I confess that I was initially a bit disoriented at being so disconnected. Of course, I wasn’t completely cut off thanks to my still-working Blackberry so my clients were able to reach me….but my routine wasn’t the same. Despite my baby boomer status (which means I came later-in-life to the internet and social networking), I love searching online for whatever information I crave about anything or anyone. For whatever reason, I really like overstuffing my already cluttered brain with the endless knowledge I find thanks to my internet connection.
Unplugging for a day was an adjustment, but, I’m happy to report that it was a healthy and productive one. I remembered again how much of my work I do offline, untethered to the outside world via my internet connection. At least my laptop still worked…At least I wasn’t worried yesterday about the Conficker worm…
