Reducing my Digital Burden

Last weekend, I started a process that some may consider regressive.  I began deleting my social media accounts to improve the signal to noise ratio in my life.10 years ago I wrote about the importance of social media and building networks of colleagues, collaborators and relationships.During that decade our social norms have changed to the point that we walk off cliffs, text while driving, and document every microsecond of our lives on devices that have become the centerpiece of our waking hours.The problem has gotten so profound that Google has introduced artificial intelligence technology torespond to messaging for you - “LOL”, “cute dog”,  “a movie at 7pm is great”.Here ’s a twisted idea - maybe my wife and I should sign up for the new Google service and just let her account speak with my account while we go for a quiet walk in the forest.  Problem solved :-)What have I done to begin cleaning up my digital life? 1. I have deleted my LinkedIn account and its thousands of incoming messages.  There are 4 John Halamka profiles left - two of which are fraudulent and two of which belong to my father who passed away 3 years ago.2. I have deleted my Plaxo account.  Plaxo seems to have faded in popularity and usefulness, so maybe no one will notice3. I have deleted my Google+ account. Although it was an interesting idea, I found Google+ most useful to communicate with Google employees.4. I have deleted my Microso...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs