The Splendor of the Twitter Stream

by Richard Reeve on October 15, 2008

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Coming down off of Copple Crown Mountain in New Hampshire on Sunday, I fell into a gap.  The younger kids ran off ahead and a philosophical discussion slowed those behind me.  I had a few hours to myself (beyond the reach of any data signal).

I fell into a rhythmic reflection as my eyes absorbed the beauty of the peaking foliage around me.  I thought of the ten’s of thousands of tweets within my twitter stream on any given day, and then the millions on the public timeline.  All that information offering itself like the colorful leaves I was passing on each side of the trail while walking down the mountain. 

Here’s my plea to all early practitioners: don’t loose sight of the magnifigance of what is unfolding on Twitter while working so diligently to monetize your efforts.  Put in the effort to relish what is unfolding through us. Make it a point to swim in the stream daily unencumbered by business objectives.  Each day, spend a few minutes and listen to the stream for more than what you want to hear.  What is the stream itself saying?  This is where I think an as yet untapped power will manifest.  This is where new practices will emerge.   I’m learning greater efficacy though this practice and sense your objectives will also manifest more fully if you give it a try.

What are you doing to develop your Twitter practice?

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  • ThelmaBee
    I came to Twitter in March 07 with the sole purpose of micro-blogging. At the time, I was all over the internet - VOX, WordPress, etc. Twitter was my antidote to "blogger's block". I wanted to capture the dailiness of my living, my streams of consciousness, if you will. I met interesting people with whom I am still Twitter-friends. I used to add people back as quickly as I was followed until people started using their tweets as a marketing tool. That explains why my follow: following ratio is unequal.

    What do I get out of Twitter these days? The knowledge that the human condition is better shared.
  • It is refreshing to hear someone such as yourself speak to the process of daily living versus monetary gain. Your writing has a Zen quality that I enjoy. Thanks for opening eyes to things that you experience daily versus the almighty dollar. Wise words, indeed!
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