All of us are on the verge of becoming citizens in a universe larger than our aspirations and much more complex than all our dreams. Myths are rising everywhere.
/via Jean Houston
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How I use Path
TL;DR – At a minimum, we have slept under the same roof.
If you are not familiar with the YASN acronym, it stands for “Yet Another Social Network”. Yes, there are actually social networks for people who like to take pictures of their food. And social networks for people who want to leave the shortest reviews ever. And social networks for people who want to watch the same videos at the same time. So, I guess Path is the social network for people who only want to share certain things with certain people.
I have truly truly been blessed to have an unbelievable amount of amazing friends. So, how in the world am I supposed to decide who gets into my Path? One day I realized that the litmus test would be, “Have we slept under the same roof?”
In some ways that filter is arbitrary. But, in practice, it has proven to be a pretty accurate leading indicator of the type of relationship I have with some of my friends. Maybe I’ve crashed on your couch. Maybe you’ve visited our cabin. If we are family, we’re covered. But, more importantly, you always have a place to stay when you’re in my town… and I know I could call you up with my worst news and cry on your shoulder.
More “How I Use”:
the dull ache of “personal branding”
A conversation with a good friend forced me to put into words some thoughts about “personal branding” I have been mulling over for a couple years:
Try to be famous and you might end up a reality TV star. Try to follow your passions with blind ambition, and you might end up in history books.
#ThoughtsInDraft
5 Secrets of Highly Effective Twitter Users
There’s no way to guarantee success with a Twitter campaign, but you can stack the odds in your favor by following some simple tips to vastly increase your effectiveness. Here’s how to get the most bang for your tweet…
[ via 5 Secrets of Highly Effective Twitter Users ]
You can go read their suggestions. (I might add, “6. If you write articles about twitter, include a link to your twitter account.” But, that is just me. I’m sure Inc. didn’t give Minda Zetlin a say in the matter.)
Personally, I’d stick with:
- follow whoever you want – there is no “follower strategy”
- listen
- be helpful
And a bonus biased comment: twitter is social, social is relationships, if you need a strategy to your relationships something is broken.
relationships with content
“Here’s the thing … it’s all about the relationships you have w/ your people. And people don’t have relationships with content. They have a relationship w/ you.”
[ via ElizabethPW on chrisbrogan.com ]
I *heart* this so much. Mostly because I have a relationship with Elizabeth, which began at a tweetup with Chris Brogan, from which we have quite a few stories, one of which is related to the brokenheartmanifesto, part of which reminds me of Elizabeth’s comment.
Yes, this matters.
I’m proud of your information linking abilities, now what are you doing?
A couple of things have been picking at scabs on my mind:
- At a recent SVASE event Steve Blank asked whether people were evangelizing the religion or practicing the religion. (mp3)
- There are a shit-ton (not sure if that’s metric or not) of links and quotations on twitter.
- “Wanted to buy a book at SFMOMA this morning, but realized I want to *do* instead of *read* in this season.” [tweeted]
- “My ONE defining metric: does it improve a real-life relationship?” [tweeted]
Before I start connecting all these dots, do you have any to add?