I had a hearty laugh about the many thousands of “Be the Best Self” posts on Medium. Yes…I suppose every once in awhile there’s one fresh idea that resonates. Few and far between. Trim time.

I agree with your thoughts on the “Wantrepreneur” culture of Silicon Valley. Trim, trim and trim. Life is too short, in many respects, for the trappings of SV.

Librarys. Yes. Perhaps some of the coolest places on earth.

I certainly wouldn’t have read this thoughtful “introspection” on Facebook. “Deleted” 6 years ago. This quote by Lev Grossman sums that up:

Facebook runs on a very stiff, crude model of what people are like. It herds everybody — friends, co-workers, romantic partners, that guy who lived on your block but moved away after fifth grade — into the same big room. It smooshes together your work self and your home self, your past self and your present self, into a single generic extruded product. It suspends the natural process by which old friends fall away over time, allowing them to build up endlessly, producing the social equivalent of liver failure. On Facebook, there is one kind of relationship: friendship, and you have it with everybody. You’re friends with your spouse, and you’re friends with your plumber.

Regardless, thanks for sharing your experience. I hope you have a thoughtful, productive and happy 2016.