The Professor Blogs

Today, I dropped Facebook for what I hope will be 2 weeks, if not 30 days. Frankly, I haven’t set a time limit on it. Who knows, maybe I will never go back. In the meantime, I will try to keep a brief diary here.

The point is that I have a social overload — too much social media to be concerned with. So I need to cut somethings out and FB is the biggest time waster for me. So it must be the first to go. I feel liberated already.

But I noticed one thing already: I want to post a status somewhere to tell my friends that I gave up Facebook….and that’s pretty sad.

http://artistsroad.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/creativity-tweets-of-the-week-32511

http://www.ornaross.com/2010/10/the-7-stages-of-the-creative-process/

http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/15-best-creativity-tips/

http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/12-tech-predictions-2011-279

Ha.

Ideas without action are like seeds in a jar. How many of these ungerminated ideas are floating around in your mind? Isn’t it time to plant one of them and develop it into the success that it was meant to be?

That is what 2011 will be for me. The year is filling up with opportunities to develop a number of ideas into virtual trees of knowledge. For this one year of self-discipline, I can lay a foundation on which I can build the rest of my career. All it takes is execution, self-discipline, and a little luck along the way.

Let’s go get it!

In 2011, my gig really becomes a job! The year can be summarized by semesters, broken down by teaching (T), research (R), travel (V), and service (S).

Spring: (T) 3 classes, including 2 subjects, Tuesday and Thursday; (R) 1 major article to revise, 1 conference paper to write, 1 NSF grant proposal to write; (V) Orlando in Feb (if Grant 2 comes through).

Summer: (R) MISQ paper for November, two grants, revisions (hopefully) for earlier papers, HICSS submission (?); (S) ISDSA conference; (V) Belgium (if conf paper accepted), Detroit.

Fall: (T) 2 classes, 2 subjects. (R) Finish 2nd major manuscript (maybe others), journal revisions (hopefully); (V) maybe UGA presentation, maybe Shanghai, maybe prep for Maui in Jan, maybe none of the above.

The overall goal between today and the December 31, 2011 (12.5 months) is 2 data collection cycles, 2 grant submissions, 5-6 new journal/conference submissions, and 3 other revised submissions (not counting revisions of the other 5-6 articles). I need a vacation already.

Two books that I am reading now:
1. Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue by Reed and Reed. If you like BBQ, this is a great book on one of the four classic BBQ regions.
2. The Writing Trade: A Year in the Life by Jerome. Interesting read on the business of writing. Lots of good nuggets to apply to my own writing, even as an academic.

This weekend, the Dayton Metro Library will have its annual booksale at the Hara Arena. Books for $1 or less. Be still my wallet…