Comments on: Obsessive Completionism http://blog.cbowns.com/2009/08/obsessive-completionism/ The Internet's dust bunnies Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:43:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steven Fisher http://blog.cbowns.com/2009/08/obsessive-completionism/comment-page-1/#comment-10300 Steven Fisher Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:33:19 +0000 http://blog.cbowns.com/?p=448#comment-10300 <p>Christopher, I think what I was really trying to say is if something has you running at an 8/10 stress level, it isn't worth using. And if you're really that close to figuring out who you need to drop on any particular day, I think it's probably more stress for you than it's worth.</p> <p>Of course, if you're still enjoying it, go ahead. It's just a thought. :)</p> Christopher, I think what I was really trying to say is if something has you running at an 8/10 stress level, it isn’t worth using. And if you’re really that close to figuring out who you need to drop on any particular day, I think it’s probably more stress for you than it’s worth.

Of course, if you’re still enjoying it, go ahead. It’s just a thought. :)

]]> By: Christopher Bowns http://blog.cbowns.com/2009/08/obsessive-completionism/comment-page-1/#comment-10299 Christopher Bowns Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:27:29 +0000 http://blog.cbowns.com/?p=448#comment-10299 <p>Allen: my long-standing wish (and one that, given enough free time, I'd probably write myself) is a utility that shows you your following list, sorted by tweets per 24 hours over the last month. I'm willing to guess it's one of those "30 of your 300 following constitute 50% of your daily Twitter feed".</p> <p>Steven: *shrug* I mean, sure, "I'm doing it wrong," but I've been doing it wrong since December 2007, so I'd say it's working for me so far. There are a lot of people that, quite simply, I <em>do</em> want to see all the tweets from; those that I don't, I eventually drop.</p> Allen: my long-standing wish (and one that, given enough free time, I’d probably write myself) is a utility that shows you your following list, sorted by tweets per 24 hours over the last month. I’m willing to guess it’s one of those “30 of your 300 following constitute 50% of your daily Twitter feed”.

Steven: *shrug* I mean, sure, “I’m doing it wrong,” but I’ve been doing it wrong since December 2007, so I’d say it’s working for me so far. There are a lot of people that, quite simply, I do want to see all the tweets from; those that I don’t, I eventually drop.

]]> By: Steven Fisher http://blog.cbowns.com/2009/08/obsessive-completionism/comment-page-1/#comment-10296 Steven Fisher Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:47:46 +0000 http://blog.cbowns.com/?p=448#comment-10296 <p>If you're treating Twitter as a mailing list, you really are using it wrong. And if your particular disorders (we all have them) require that, you'd probably be happier not using it. Anything else is just mitigation.</p> If you’re treating Twitter as a mailing list, you really are using it wrong. And if your particular disorders (we all have them) require that, you’d probably be happier not using it. Anything else is just mitigation.

]]> By: Allen Pike http://blog.cbowns.com/2009/08/obsessive-completionism/comment-page-1/#comment-10291 Allen Pike Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:16:55 +0000 http://blog.cbowns.com/?p=448#comment-10291 <p>Twitter's unsubscribe interface will always be sorely lacking until can show "Tweets per day" the way Google Reader can show "Updates per day". High-volume publishers are rarely low-noise in any medium.</p> Twitter’s unsubscribe interface will always be sorely lacking until can show “Tweets per day” the way Google Reader can show “Updates per day”. High-volume publishers are rarely low-noise in any medium.

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