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An old friend brought it to my attention that I have not written in over 3 months.
"Dang," I said to myself. "That's a long time."
I've also seen "the Dark Knight Rises" a couple of times since it has been out. The film basically chronicles Batman trying to find a way to be in the public eye and provide his community with support, while satisfying his own needs of being alone and working through his personal issues. It speaks to me because he is trying to find the balance between giving people what they want, but staying true to what he needs.
Personally, I know that people want me to be on Facebook because I am easier to reach, but I also know that I need to remember to focus on the people who are important to me in my personal life, as well as time management. Do you see how that film resonates with me? Christopher Nolan is a master at creating emotional connections, that is for sure.
Let it be known that right now, I have decided to work on re-branding all of my social media outlets, with the (apparently) necessary expedience.
Basically, my idea is to make all of these outlets into a more professional work; since I want to write, social media is essential to anything that I do, but I no longer want to use it as so much of a personal form of communication. I am not saying personal communications via Facebook are bad at all, but the crux is finding out for myself how to use these outlets to show my work, with some personal touches. If someone knows me personally, there is no reason to display all of the information I have on Facebook, and there is no reason why they would not text me or call if they needed to talk to me. At the same time though, if a potential employer looks me up for a social media or writing job, my Facebook is not a reflection of who I am professionally because I have not posted frequently or regularly in some time.
Facebook in my personal life is a necessary evil for getting in touch with people I do not know well, but the point I am trying to make is that I would like to make more motivated posts. We are all tired of our "friends" who lament to the world about all of their life's problems via their Facebook wall. We are all tired of people who document every second of their personal life in Tweets. Oversharing is not only frustrating, it is kind of a waste of time for those who are doing the oversharing.
I do NOT want to be either of those people, but I am at the point in my career where I can no longer be on a hiatus from social media. I am trying to find the balance between maintaining without being obsessive or reclusive.
Please, stay tuned for updates. I am graduating from college in a week and have made a couple of topics I would like to write about, so I will be posting more soon.
