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Just a quick thought

The challenge with blogs and sites like this is how to make it useful without being masturbatory or redundant with other resources that are already out there. The next post that I was drafting is a list of resources and inspirational thinkers that I believe, in sum, reflect the theme that I'm trying to relay here but even that can come across as being a "Top 10 things that you never...!" type of post. A simple life An efficient life A meaningful life An evolving life An integrated life Integrating technology and life in a way that pairs them vs forces them to compete. Considering how technology not only contributes to the lives that we live but is as fundamental as the words we use in speech and text.
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Sometimes you just have to start something

How many times over the years have I started a blog only to abandon it after just a few posts? More than a few. The reason is much the same reason why I'm starting this one with a new theme that I haven't tackled before: How to think about technology and get excited geeking out on it in an intentional way. In order to learn about technology, you have to try it, you have to experiment, you have to fail. You can't be afraid of it not working or breaking something along the way. Intentional Geek  Intentional - (adj) done on purpose; deliberate. Geek - (verb) engage in or discuss computer-related tasks obsessively or with great attention to technical detail. This blog is my self examination of how I attempt to be purposeful in how I use technology. It's not about owning the latest gadget or knowing all the hacks and shortcuts for an app. It's about deciding what I'm going to use to better my life, and mastering that tool, skill, and workflow.  Let&
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