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Sunday, November 04, 2007

Does anyone really care?

The days have been filled with activities relating primarily to client IT support and volunteer work which has left me drained this week. My lack-luster performane at tennis tournament I played in yesterday I believe is just a reflection of that. Here it is Sunday and I have one extra hour that can easily be soaked up by mundane chores and continue to drain me.

But no. There is be something sigificant to do today. There is bit of a buzz that energized me that I believe was the result of a fundraiser event I helped with last night where a couple of IT enthusiast sparked in me a interest in a mission which I'd planted in my brain some time ago. IT doesn't have to be so... draining. My purpose was to help make IT a more natural fit into peoples lives. It is after all, a tool to use to make life better, more efficient, and more enjoyable.

This morning I starting thinking about my mission and came across a book called Radical Simplicity by Dr. Frederick Hayes-RothProfessor of Information Sciences, Monterey Naval Postgraduate School and Daniel AmorChief Technologist for eCommerce, Hewlett-Packard Corporation. It was quite interesting for me to read they described this me-centric technology as it fits into the individual's life in a natural way. Hey, that was what I've been thinking for some time. The introduction - http://www.radicalsimplicity.com/introduction.html - I found worth reading as it helps associate the human elements in the IT-oriented world in where we live.

Seems like I have surrounded myself with people that like to share my ideas but have not helped me carry out my mission so perhaps I need to develop some more circles to get me back on track. What I learned in my fundraising event last night is that are many circles to be explored.

Ok Self, time to get with the program. Time is life, so let's not waste any.

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