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Why is this generation so obsessed with "documenting" everything instead of actually "doing"? STOP Documenting. START DO-ing!
by gen_narcissists 13y ago
Why is this generation so obsessed with "documenting" everything instead of actually "doing"?
STOP Documenting. START DO-ing!
- Finbarr 13y agoWe totally agree. We're all about doing. Check out some of the things people are doing on 100[1] [1]: https://giveit100.com/projects https://giveit100.com/projects
- jypepin 13y agoWell I think you are missing the point, no? This website is exactly that, DO. And I like the idea of forcing yourself to post a video every day, it kind of obliges you to actually DO as you say :)
- gen_narcissists 13y agoNo. You are missing the point. I can see people signing up to DO, say, Learning to Play Ocarina -- https://giveit100.com/@LylyB https://giveit100.com/@LylyB -- and then OBSESSING with making the Giveit100 Video for the day more than actually LEARNING to Play by DO-ing!
- dannytatom 13y agoBut you have to do it to document it, so I don't really get what you're saying.
- scott_meade 13y agoI like how Shaun Inman describes some of the benefits of journaling in "Lift Off. The Last Rocket Development Diary". He wrote, “By documenting your creative process regularly, you can identify patterns that make you appreciate the too infrequent peaks, help avoid the pits and hopefully make future creative climbs a little less daunting.” There are things to learn from an accounting of history. A development journal is among the most personal of histories (not personal as in "private", but personal as in "relates to my daily life"). If you're not going to study your own history, one may ask why study any history at all?
- euphemize 13y agoSeriously, you created an account just to flame someone else? What if I told you that documenting your progress actually motivates some to keep going, to do more? Why is your generation so obsessed with "complaining" instead of actually "doing"?
- gen_narcissists 13y agoAre you serious? I come from a Generation that fought for the Freedom your generation takes for granted. We never complained or showed off to everyone how "awesome" we were. We just "DID". Silently, quietly and without any expectation of fame or fortune.
- than 13y agoAnd then you complained – silently, quietly, without any expectation of fame or fortune.
- malcolmmcc 13y agoWow, you made a new account just for this? I think what Give It 100 does is that they take away a lot of the overhead from documenting so that you can focus more on the doing. Like, it lets you be publicly accountable for your progress in a simple and enjoyable way, without needing like... a youtube account?
- gen_narcissists 13y agoRecording, editing and posting the video takes as much (if not more time) than the activity. No?
- malcolmmcc 13y agoDid you even watch any of the videos? They're like 10 seconds and not edited. If you're not spending more than 10 seconds on your actual activity... I... don't even.
- karenxcheng 13y agoThanks! We want to make a native mobile app so it's even easier to upload. Right now it's clunkier than we'd like (especially through web)
- fragmede 13y agoConfirmation bias much? Those that are 'DO-ing' and aren't documenting, you don't see.