I have begun to read Steve Job’s biography by Walter Isaacson, and I would be lying if I don’t find personal connections to Steve Job’s – it is easy, and often common, however, to find these connections. None-the-less, I can’t help but to be inspired. As of late, I have begun my own path to enlightenment and self-discovery. I feel as though I am on the verge of understanding and forging a path; a path I have been on the search for, for a long time. This begins with a break.

When I study those who inspire me I find a commonality that I feel is lacking in today’s world. While I have the drive to pursue my dreams at nearly any cost, I have been made lazy by the technology that I respect and love. Technology now, and forever, will have an important place in our lives but it has too easily controlled our lives. I am setting out to counter-balance the time that I have allowed technology to control me, and one again, find a symbiotic relationship.

Clearly, because I work in a TV station, I cannot entirely abandon technology as much as I may desire. For the time being, my job – which I enjoy – must remain a part of my life. To achieve my goals I will limit my use of technology to the least amount necessary to do my job as exceptionally well as I always have, if not better. To achieve this I have rules.

At work I will use my e-mail and browse the web as much as necessary to do my work well. Outside of work, the Internet is off limits. Any information that I need can be gathered as those before me have done. Like many others, I have lost sense of personal connection and relied on social interactions with an LCD display and text, rather than a human. I will use the library to gather information. I will speak with people (in person) to network, communicating by phone when necessary.

TV is off limits (to the extent necessary to do my job). Video games are off limits. The computer will be used to write, study foreign language (Rosetta Stone), and complete use of CS5 and FCP. I may use a camera – digital or film – as frequently as I choose. I may use a movie camera – digital or film – as frequently as I choose.

I have fallen into a net (pun intended) that is too easy to ignore, despite the effects it is having. By disconnecting from modern technology, and much of society, I will find my way back to a point where I am able to sufficiently analyze my fundamentals and take on the future as the person that I know I am.

I hope my journey – as long as it may be – fulfills my best intentions: a benefit for me, and the world around me.