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Are You Stream, Digest or Something Else?

Started by Phil Glockner · 11 months ago

They say there are two types of people in the world, those who organize things into groups, and those who don’t. With that advice in mind, I am proposing that there are two broad groups of people divided by their ability to process information. ... Continue reading »

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  • mfruchter

    11 months ago

    I agree with your analysis of me. I am in stream mode most of the time, digesting in the background. I do write from a historical perspective. Excellent post!
  • Phil Glockner

    11 months ago

    Thanks!
  • Franklin

    11 months ago

    First, thanks for the mention. Excellent post. :)

    Second, its always very interesting to see how you are perceived by your peers. I would mostly agree with your assessment of my FriendFeed style. I would agree and place myself in the Digest box most of the time. But, you are correct that I do write from the historian point of view. Perhaps I need to be a little crankier and trend toward pundit.
  • Phil Glockner

    11 months ago

    You're very welcome, Franklin. As for *where* you want to place yourself, that is entirely up to you. From the people I chose to list, you can see that I like following all types of people, from collectors of information to pontificating pundits! And I think it's great if people want to broaden their horizons. I do it myself.. I've been known to write an opinion piece now and then.
  • Corvida

    11 months ago

    Great post Phil. I appreciate the compliments and the analysis are dead on with those that I know on the list, especially super star Sarah Perez.
  • Phil Glockner

    11 months ago

    Thanks Corvida! Appreciate it.
  • robdiana

    11 months ago

    Interesting idea. According to your diagram I am always in digest mode with a bias towards historian and some pundit breaks. Mitchell is the easiest to fit I think because he is constantly archiving.
  • Phil Glockner

    11 months ago

    I agree. When I was thinking of the chart Mitchell of course was one of the tent pegs. I wish I had found perfect examples of the other two though.
  • Amber S

    11 months ago

    Stream all the way, anything else involves more effort and focus. But not having an attention span does not help me switch modes.
  • Phil Glockner

    11 months ago

    Sometimes, that's the most relaxing too though. Just let it wash past and enjoy the show.
  • Mark Dykeman

    11 months ago

    You have the best user name that I've seen in a long time.
  • Amber S

    11 months ago

    Who? me? No way, there have to be way cooler names out there.
  • nicefishfilms

    11 months ago

    This is the one time I will happily sit in the middle of the graph. I like switching roles from time to time, it makes for an interesting learning experience. I want to thank you for the kind words and the encouragement. I have really enjoyed your perspective and look forward to learning more from you and the entire community here.
  • Louis Gray

    11 months ago

    I try not to play the part of pundit all that much, according to your definitions. I don't think it's my place to tell people how to interact, communicate or enjoy things. I can track trends and report what I see, but if I cross the line between analyzing what I see to telling you what you should see, I've gone too far. But I do try to offer some perspective whenever possible so that things don't appear isolated at a point in time.
  • Phil Glockner

    11 months ago

    I was close, then. That's basically what I meant by 'pure critical thinking' .. sometimes you point out when someone hasn't thought through an issue completely, or if their logic is flawed. You help us other writers become better without necessarily coloring our views with your own.
  • Justin Korn

    11 months ago

    Great post. I'm not very good at analyzing myself (something I'm working on), but I *think* I pop back and forth between Digest and Stream and probably sit in Digest most of the time.
  • Phil Glockner

    11 months ago

    Yeah, very similar to me. I sort of envy those people who can sit in-between and make sense of it all as it flows past.
  • jeffisageek

    11 months ago

    My new tagline is "I Love The Stream!" :) great post. And I would agree I like the stream.
  • Phil Glockner

    11 months ago

    You live in the stream, man! LOL
  • Shey

    11 months ago

    Thanks for the insight Phil! I would agree with your analysis of my SM personality.

    You're on the ball with a lot of these, especially Mitchell and Duncan.
  • Phil Glockner

    11 months ago

    Definitely.. I *had* two include those two, because they are so hyper-focused in certain areas on my chart. It would be interesting to find others that are focused in only one area as well.
  • Rahsheen

    11 months ago

    Excellent post, I think I'm about the same as you. I play in the stream, letting everything flow past, snatching out the shiny bits that look important. Later on, I can usually see a bigger picture from what I collect.

    I definitely have a touch of the ADD. Frustrating at times, but gives me super powers above and beyond mere mortals other times :)
  • Phil Glockner

    11 months ago

    I totally agree with that Rahsheen. I stopped seeing ADD has a liability once I left high school. Sure, it is a handicap at times, but it also makes my perspective and abilities unique and different. It doesn't make me any less intelligent.
  • smbeebe

    11 months ago

    Impressive analysis and cool visual graphic to demonstrate your point... nice work Phil!! :-)
  • Phil Glockner

    11 months ago

    Thanks Susan!
  • Sergio

    11 months ago

    Well done!

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