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Zen and the Art of Managing Life in the Digital Age

12.06.2011 · Posted in Digital Literacy, Twitter

I am overwhelmed. I am overwhelmed with email, Facebook, Twitter, Google alerts, Twitter, my three blogs, LinkedIn, and on and on and on. And, with this feeling of being overwhelmed, I render myself completely ineffective. Add this time of year to the bubbling cauldron and: OUT OF CONTROL!!

I came upon this article: this morning and I have vowed to print it and paste it (permanently) to the wall next to my desk.

So, I share it with you in the hopes that you too can find some Zen-ful tips (and serenity) in this madcap, twirl-a-whirl world of ours.

2 Responses to “Zen and the Art of Managing Life in the Digital Age”

  1. John Knox says:
    December 9, 2011 at 5:33 pm

    Hi, Mary Anne. Enjoy your blog. I share your love of good writing. A colleague shared the following statistic from one of your blog entries, and I’m curious about the research behind it. Please write back if you can direct me to the source. Thanks very much.

    Feb. 28, 2010
    The State of Business Writing Today

    * 30 % of all business correspondence is initiated to clarify a previous correspondence.

  2. Mary Anne says:
    December 10, 2011 at 6:24 pm

    Hi John,

    Thank you for your kind words and I’m glad you’ve enjoyed reading my blog. I have spent much of the day trying to locate the exact source for that 30% number, and it seems it is in a file on a computer that is covered with dust in the attic right at this moment. However, I do believe it was from John Lannon’s textbook, Technical Communication, published by Pearson. I’ll keep looking and let you know if I do find it for sure. Kindly — MA

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