Only Working 24 Hours/Week by the Year 2000

I heard an interesting quote the other day that intellectual people thought we'd only be working 24 hours a week by the time we reached the year 2000, due to the advances made in technology. How wrong those people were! While my last post talked about the importance of "intentional time," there's also the other side of the pendulum, which consists of constant connection with people via facebook, blackberry, etc. and lends itself to an over-saturation of communication. Let's be honest...people don't really want to know every little detail of your life, yet some people (specifically facebookers and tweeters) use that platform to broadcast that they are "on the couch passing gas" or "watching a boring movie." This over-communication then causes people to tune out and filter out the majority of what you're saying. This is in accordance to Proverbs 17:27 that "a wise man will be of few words."

So, I think there must be a balance between "intentional time" and not overwhelming people away. I'm now meeting with my buddy Steve every other week at the crack of dawn just to hang out and catch up on life. It may be possible that if we tried doing this every week, we'd end up hating one another for making us get up so early in the morning, but 2x/month may be doable. It's nice to be able to get together and not have an "agenda" (bible study, accountability partners, etc.) but just feel free to talk about what's going on in life. Yes, it's intentional time, but it's also non-directed, which is really freeing and doesn't feel like just another "to-do" on my list.