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Originally Posted by The Cloud Has this forum helped you?
[...] how has this forum helped you come to a more profound understanding of, well, anything? |
I don't find it does, actually. Ha!
I mostly deal with my own PD challenges myself, largely because it's not effective to ask for assistance with things when people don't really know the big picture of your life situation. It's like asking someone to tell you about a movie by showing them only one frame. Snapshots—posts—just don't give enough detail.
I use a similar approach to Steve and get most of my PD resources from experts in the PD industry (or at least, experts in whatever field said expert is in).
I use the forum mostly for discussion purposes and to share my perspective for the benefit of all. I actually spend more time writing posts then I do reading them. I do, however, enjoy the sense of community here and the acceptance you get from fellow members. It's rare to find so many like-minded people (especially people like us!) in one place. I'll admit that I have gained a substancial indirect benefit simply from writing so many posts (over 380 at the time of this writing).
I'm content simply being involved and having the opportunity to partake in this community. And that's how I like to see it—a community. Just like in a real community, you don't always have to talk to everyone or engage in all the local events. Heck, you can even stay inside your house if you want to (i.e. members who don't post, or non-member "lurkers").
Myself, I prefer to channel the majority of my time towards interesting real-life projects and pursuits and communication with people I know in person (I live in Australia), but I'm a big supporter of the Pavlina forums and it definitely holds a special place in my life. Interacting via the forum may not be as tangible as it is in person, but I feel you can definitely "connect" with people over the internet, even if you're just reading the posts.
And that's what I enjoy—the connection.
(Wow, this post finished up rather nicely somehow. Totally unplanned! Ha!)