I think this book inspired me to start dev.to in the first place. There were a few factors but this book was big.
This all started via @thepracticaldev
on Twitter and it would have been easy to keep leaning in on that very popular form factor, but I just didn’t want to keep feeding the beast. I was mostly there for professional development and wanted something better.
I maintain a Twitter presence as part of my work here but I sort of feel like my job is to continue to develop this viable alternative.
Highly recommend Cal Newport’s book. I may re-read it now that I’m thinking about it.
Good example of someone who finds more value in Twitter than me
Yes, I do find value, and friendship and lots of other good things, it's just not where I actually want to be spending my time. It's junk food mostly and the value can be derived elsewhere in theory. The only things I truly can't find elsewhere are really indulgences I can do without.
I ❤️ my Twitter friends and connections, but I want to connect with them elsewhere. With dev.to we really feel like you become a better developer when you spend more time here, and ideally, you spend the rest of the time with your work, your thoughts, your family, nature, etc.
With Twitter it's unclear if you're gaining much of anything from spending more time there. It's a FOMO-induced endorphin rush and something we can work towards moving off of. Not to mention the lack of ability for any community within Twitter to moderate and deal with harassment proactively.
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I think this book inspired me to start dev.to in the first place. There were a few factors but this book was big.
This all started via @thepracticaldev on Twitter and it would have been easy to keep leaning in on that very popular form factor, but I just didn’t want to keep feeding the beast. I was mostly there for professional development and wanted something better.
I maintain a Twitter presence as part of my work here but I sort of feel like my job is to continue to develop this viable alternative.
Highly recommend Cal Newport’s book. I may re-read it now that I’m thinking about it.
Good example of someone who finds more value in Twitter than me, because I'm guessing it has a positive impact on the development of this platform.
Social media is not all black and grey. We all find different things ;)
And yes, amazing book!
Yes, I do find value, and friendship and lots of other good things, it's just not where I actually want to be spending my time. It's junk food mostly and the value can be derived elsewhere in theory. The only things I truly can't find elsewhere are really indulgences I can do without.
I ❤️ my Twitter friends and connections, but I want to connect with them elsewhere. With dev.to we really feel like you become a better developer when you spend more time here, and ideally, you spend the rest of the time with your work, your thoughts, your family, nature, etc.
With Twitter it's unclear if you're gaining much of anything from spending more time there. It's a FOMO-induced endorphin rush and something we can work towards moving off of. Not to mention the lack of ability for any community within Twitter to moderate and deal with harassment proactively.