Resisting the Social Media Triumvirate

Twitter. Facebook. LinkedIn.

We hear your siren’s call. You are the social media triumvirate and in less than a handful of years, you have altered the landscape of our modern-day world.

In the face of your trendy existence, slow takes real courage. It is not easy to go against the grain to honor your own slow flow.

Resisting the allure of social media (to get some work done and remember there’s life beyond the digital divide) can be a full-time job.

Writer and blogger Lisa Rivero of The Wild Thyme Unseen says she’s embracing the power of slow to get her writing done. And it seems to be working. Just the other day she proudly reported she wrote 1000 words.

I have had people tell me they’ve cancelled their Facebook accounts because they found they spent countless hours updating, playing Farmville and frittering away their free time with nothing to show for it at the end of the day.

In this day and age, social media and all its buzz have categorically changed the meaning of our lives.  PR professionals (like myself) will tell you that for the sake of our clients’ online reputation, we have to pay attention to the tweeting of public opinion. The key is to dissect what is important from what is not. And therein lies the challenge.

What influences our decision to pay attention to something or not? For a glorious two days I went offline (not without a few communication bumps that were ironed out at last). When I hopped online to check an urgent email, I noticed the news aggregate showed worse news following bad.It left me feeling vacant and reluctant to reenter the online world.

To a great degree we are driven by negative news stories. After resettling into an online focus, I realized how often we seem to pay attention to that which contains shock value versus real value to our lives.

To my online addict friends, I say untether yourself. It’s really okay. If people can’t reach you via instant message, they’ll get over it.

So if I missed a few bits of buzz during my 48 hours end-of-the-week hiatus, so be it. The power of slow says live an artful mindful life and remember to uphold what is important to you. Matching yourself against the grain of popular opinion won’t make you happier and chances are you’ll spend a lot of time chasing something that you already have within.

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  1. Tweets that mention Resisting the Social Media Triumvirate « The Power of Slow -- Topsy.com

    August 9, 2010 at 12:43 pm

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  2. joolsstone

    August 9, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    I agree completely. Twitter in particular accelerates our thoughts, interactions and adds even more to the noise surrounding us in the world. Now must, dash and RT this before someone else beats me to it! 😉

  3. joolsstone

    August 9, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    Ha, ha, thanks. Know what, I think I will actually RT it and see if anyone else enjoys the meta-irony, if that even is a word! 🙂

  4. Lisa

    August 10, 2010 at 12:02 am

    What a surprise to see my blog mentioned in this post! Thank you so much. I have been truly inspired by The Power of Slow and am excited to see the changes happening in my writing and my life. ~ Lisa

  5. happyflowerwordzoo002

    August 12, 2010 at 7:34 pm

    Thank you for another post with strong reminder the usefulness and purpose for me of the triumvirate. I lead a slow life. Thank you for sensible post.

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