Been a long time since I've been in a classic looking diner. The ones up this way look more like traditional restaurants after decades of additions. But I feel that diner image, and miss the vibe.
Three excellent pieces... All of us who work online hope our "message" reaches many people. As you noted most of the time only a few bother to read what we post. Your piece might be called "reality therapy"... The diner at 3 AM....reminds me of TS Eliot's poem "The Hollow Men". Did love the person who was actually reading a book. Count me in as one who will read all of what you write. Insightful and moving. Thanks- Richard Schuller, Eugene OR
Now here’s something that made me think, that grabbed my attention. I read the three pieces but didn’t open any email. How does that affect your knowledge of active readers?
I have blocked the constant stream of Substack emails. I open in Substack when I visit. I visit every couple of days. Then I choose and read what looks interesting. I scroll back and look at the posts of my favourite writers that I have missed.
Why don’t I have the emails? There were so many I was missing vital emails.
Why wasn’t I reading them all? There were too many. One nine minute read is enjoyable, ten is a mission. Add to that a couple of videos and a podcast and I don’t get anything else done in the day.
I thought I would like podcasts. My local podcast is very good but each episode is an hour and a half. I tried listening in instalments. It didn’t work. I tried listening in the car. It didn’t work. I elected not to listen at all.
Even in retirement information overload is a real thing. It’s not the information that’s the problem but the time to read it, hear it, view it. That’s why all but two of my subscriptions are free. I can’t justify paying for something I don’t have time to read.
Enjoyed your three pieces thank you. My favourite was 2, then 1 then 3. Have a great week.
Been a long time since I've been in a classic looking diner. The ones up this way look more like traditional restaurants after decades of additions. But I feel that diner image, and miss the vibe.
Three excellent pieces... All of us who work online hope our "message" reaches many people. As you noted most of the time only a few bother to read what we post. Your piece might be called "reality therapy"... The diner at 3 AM....reminds me of TS Eliot's poem "The Hollow Men". Did love the person who was actually reading a book. Count me in as one who will read all of what you write. Insightful and moving. Thanks- Richard Schuller, Eugene OR
Now here’s something that made me think, that grabbed my attention. I read the three pieces but didn’t open any email. How does that affect your knowledge of active readers?
I have blocked the constant stream of Substack emails. I open in Substack when I visit. I visit every couple of days. Then I choose and read what looks interesting. I scroll back and look at the posts of my favourite writers that I have missed.
Why don’t I have the emails? There were so many I was missing vital emails.
Why wasn’t I reading them all? There were too many. One nine minute read is enjoyable, ten is a mission. Add to that a couple of videos and a podcast and I don’t get anything else done in the day.
I thought I would like podcasts. My local podcast is very good but each episode is an hour and a half. I tried listening in instalments. It didn’t work. I tried listening in the car. It didn’t work. I elected not to listen at all.
Even in retirement information overload is a real thing. It’s not the information that’s the problem but the time to read it, hear it, view it. That’s why all but two of my subscriptions are free. I can’t justify paying for something I don’t have time to read.
Enjoyed your three pieces thank you. My favourite was 2, then 1 then 3. Have a great week.