By Gini Dietrich

Yesterday I received an interesting email from my friend Frank Strong. In it he said he’s doing an interview piece on his blog and he’d like me to answer some questions.

He said, “I don’t want this to be just fluff, though. I want to ask some hard questions tailored to each person. For you, I want to ask about your social engagement. I’ve noticed you aren’t as everywhere as you used to be, which isn’t critical by any means, but I think a useful line of dialogue a lot of people struggle with.”

Since he sent that email, I haven’t been able to get it out of my head. You see, I have reduced the amount of my social engagement. Heck, I’ve even reduced the amount of blogging I’m doing here. I’ve reduced a lot of my online activities and it’s been very deliberate.

I won’t ruin the answer I’m going to give Frank in the interview, but I do think it’s important to have the discussion about why our online habits change. (more…)