I am back to the states after three weeks in Europe (one business, two pleasure). And yes, I while I realize a change in continent has no impact on staying plugged in. And my colleague, Daniela, took each opportunity via email, twitter and others to remind me of that fact. But suffice it to say, I wanted to get unplugged and actually didn’t think I could do it.
Aside from the first 72 hours of the no-internet shakes, it was actually fantastic. Experiencing some new places, enjoying some great meals filled the void and spending some true quality time with family. Did I miss reading blogs, writing, researching, Facebooking, Shelfaring, TechCrunchin and checking-out-the-new-start-up-ing, of course I did. But life certainly does and will gone on outside of the Echo Chamber and it takes those unplugged moments to remain focused on the fact that there is more to life as well. Tough to do when you get so immersed in the digitial world: what did I miss, how does that company fit into that digital landscape, that is interesting and how can I apply it to my world.
Anyway, on my trip, I read a fantastic book by Michael Crichton. Well worth the read and a fictional work that I found quite thought provoking (and frightening).
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