Do What You're Doing

I watched Lewis Black's new comedy special tonight.  At one point, he is talking about how stupid Twitter is.  He continued on, talking about how everybody seems to be posting every single thing they are doing.  That is when he said, "If you're describing what you're doing, then you aren't doing it."

This is exactly the problem I have with a lot of people.  I don't mind the technologies or the websites.  I don't mind texting and twittering and anything else by their own rights.  But when you stop taking part in something to say announce that you're doing something, you are contradicting yourself.  Announce what you will do or what you have done, but not what you are doing, because all you're doing is making a post.

For writers, I think this goes double.  There is a certain image of writers that some people have that we all just sit outside of society, looking in.  We are observers, but it is not always literal.  We still do things.  We take part in activities.  In fact, it is this living of life, this doing of things that gives us the fuel to write.

If you're going to do something, then do it.  Lose yourself in it.  Announce it to the world or write down your thoughts after you've done it.  You'll probably remember it long enough to write it down later.