Only when an innovation is dead can the real work begin. That’s when people who are seeking leverage get to work, when we can focus on what we’re saying, not how (or where) we’re saying it. via Seth’s Blog: Bring me stuff that’s dead, please.
In the past, I’ve been guilty of being part of the “drive by technorati.” I’ve been quick to explore new options at the expense of older, more proven options. I’ll probably be guilty again. But lately, I’m finding that chasing the new is getting old. At least in terms of actually doing things.
This new category of blog posts (Commentary) is actually a reaction to Amplify.com. I signed up back when Amplify was first launched, but have yet to really use it. I just couldn’t wrap my head around why I’d want to begin creating content for yet another internet startup. Why would I want to waste my time “amplifying” things there when I could just as easily do it here?
I’m not sure what took me so long to act on that thought. Perhaps I needed to truly get fed up with chasing the new. I don’t know. I don’t care. I’m acting on it now.
Funny, Jeff…I was just thinking that I haven’t implemented the latest, greatest, newest whatever that we are all supposed to be doing. I reached burn out on trying to keep up about 6 months ago and have been focusing on who not how instead. I’m fine with the tools I’m using – they get the job done and if there is something out there that blows my existing tools away, it will still be there when I catch up.
Hope you get past fed up and on to peaceful quickly.
I like the exploration. I really do. But sometimes new is just new. It’s not better.
Do you have my postal address to send that iPad2 to?.. 🙂
I’m thrilled to see this trend developing. At the end of the day what we’re doing needs to generate results that add to our bottom line – or else this is just a hobby and we’re just wasting time.
So what’s your ROE?
“Return on engagement?”
JR
I read Seth’s post this morning and was struck with a weird thought. Many of these same people who he calls “technorati” are also “purple cows”.
In an ongoing effort to create remarkable product, don’t these purple cow technorati types need to be chasing the new? Isn’t that also part of their makeup?
Mike “Lavender Cow” Mueller
I would say “some” are purple cows. The rest are purple cow followers. 🙂 But I want to be clear, I don’t intend on curtailing my curiosity. I just feel that I’ve abandoned some good tools in the past in the process of discovery. That’s got to stop.
A good example of curiosity and exploration paying off is inboxq, shown to me by Gahlord Dewald. It’s new, but unlike anything out there. It’s already helping me immensely.
Bummer! I missed it. I could have followed you.
You can still follow me. 🙂
I’m not sure whether this would be categorised as Old, New, Superflous, Fadish, or just the cause of my short, medium or longer term abandonment of something else. But what the heck!~.. I’ve ordered one! http://www.youbiq.com/site/gymbl Have You?
That’s not the “new” I was talking about. 🙂 And, it looks very cool.