Almost there...

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"4ish more weeks of summer class... Wine and Skype sessions with my bestie (that lives across country) are getting me through it."




Maybe because it's a Monday or maybe because I've been on more social media in the past three weeks than ever in my life, but I'm overwhelmed. I love all the great things I'm discovering, but I have figured out that I am not about it. This continuously online life is not for me. 

I'm pretty sure if I had to handle a company's social media account I'd go mad. Give me the slow life of a book and some silly Snaps. 

If you followed all my accounts you'd notice a trend... I don't post much on Facebook or Insta, mostly on Snap and Twitter. That's because I don't mind my content getting lost in the vast amounts of "blah, blah, blah" being uploaded or disappearing 24-hours later. 

I'm discovering more and more that I don't want people to notice me online... Don't get me wrong, I'll tweet and snap all day but it's for me. Not for others to validate my belonging or to improve my esteem. 

Mr. Fenwick talks about how online communities can give you the basic needs that Maslow identified, but for me I need the real deal human interaction. 

Take me to a museum, a front porch to watch the people walk by, or a good old fashion face-to-face conversation. Those are the moments that fuel my fire.

I think every person has a different amount of balance of on vs. offline presence. 

What fuels your fire more? On or offline connections?  











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  1. ksnavelyJuly 11, 2017 at 11:46 AM

    I hear you! Being a company's social media lackey is the worst! High stress/low reward. I was the web/social media/video content creator for my last job and I hated it! So I can totally relate with how you're feeling. For this semester in particular try to think of it like a hamburger. A delicious hamburger. If you try and eat the whole thing at once you'll die. Instead take it bite at a time. Enjoy each bite and before you know it the burger is gone :)

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  2. Devlin PeckJuly 11, 2017 at 2:57 PM

    I love this post. Something about the cursive font made your paragraph about online life "not being for you" made it even better. I feel bad to be laughing at your...seemingly fed-up post, but I am laughing with you!

    Trust me, I know the struggles. I got rid of most of my personal accounts for the same reasons...I said goodbye to all of the social media apps on my phone about a year ago. I don't think I deleted any of the accounts themselves, just stopped posting new content or using the apps.

    That changed a few months ago. As I began thinking more seriously about ID, I wanted to join the communities that the IDs hang out in. That seemed to be, overwhelmingly, Twitter and LinkedIn. So, I created accounts with a purpose, and one purpose only: professional networking. This class is showing me how I can make these connections even more effectively.

    Using social media for this purpose feels..different. The image that I portray is very different from the one that I would portray on my personal accounts (not that I was ever a chronic Facebook poster). It feels more intentional, controlled, and rewarding. Since most of my Twitter feed is consumed by ID articles and trends, it seems a great way to keep up to date with the field and stay informed.

    The /r/instructionaldesign subreddit has become almost a daily check for me because of how useful the information is on there. I've found that my online presence and social networking focuses almost entirely on the ID profession. That could have something to do with how when I have a goal, I pursue it almost obsessively, but it does have a very different feel from personal posting on Snapchat or Instagram.

    What do you think? Do your ID-centered posts for this class feel any different than your personal networking? I also love the blog posts (something that I have not delved into before this class). It is a great space for the personal and professional to clash, and you can get such a good feel for someone's personality from their blogs...or, the personality that they choose to project, anyway.

    Well, this post got way longer than it was initially intended to be. Goes to show that this was a thought-provoking post! Keep bloggin'!

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  3. UnknownJuly 11, 2017 at 5:24 PM

    Hey Rebecca!
    I feel as if I'm in the same boat :/. To let you know how I feel, I am actually taking vacation from work to work on our first assignment. There is no way I could keep up with all of the online interaction, the reading, AND complete my assignment. Just not enough hours in the day. I am trying to "eat my burger slowly":), but it's one BIG burger, and lots of BIG bytes (heehehe - had to do it)!!!! I, too prefer face to face interactions. I've had to adjust a lot in pursuing this degree; many of the classes are not offered f2f. This feels like one of the most intense online courses I've experienced yet...I just keep thinking "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can".... and take lots and lots of bites from the EME6414 burger.

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