Vaster than empires, and more slow
You need a break. You've been at this for almost four years. Face it, right now your mind is elsewhere. This is just another one of those things you didn't get around to today.
But you don't want it to end forever. You just need to rest a bit. Regroup. Refocus. Prune a bit.
That's the first step. Get rid of the A-Listers. And the B-Listers. Get rid of the influential. Just stop reading them. Why? You don't want to think globally right now. You're not sure you can even think nationally. They have the ears, and eyes, and the minds of the Technorati set. They don't need you. They never did.
You didn't need them either, but they were fun to read. And sometimes exasperating. They have more influence than they believe. They have less influence than they believe.
But, all that time listening to the roar of the tigers makes you deaf to the whisper of the crickets. It's time to walk back into your hometown. That small town. Take some photos. Cast your net close.
And regroup.
See you June 1, 2010.
