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September 11, 2005
Podcast Anxiety
Well, a remark made in an audio comment to For Immediate Release seems to have brought a few smiles.
And kudos to my good man Lee Hopkins for his work in documenting this condition. Lee, how could we have known the service that we have done to the world in unmasking this indiscriminating affliction.
A menace to the already information overloaded and time-challenged modern-day professional, Podcast Anxiety Disorder (or PAD for short as coined by Heidi Miller) have been a scourge than many of us, until now, have had to suffer with in silence.
No more.
Podcast enabled professionals of the world ... stand tall, hold thy mp3 players within your firm grasp and repeat after me in a strong voice:
"I will be judicious in choosing the number of podcasts I subscribe to!"
"I will be a balanced individual and not create overwhelming time pressures due to an unbridled lust for knowledge and information!"
"I will delete podcasts I don't truly have time to listen to without even the slightest hint of guilt!"
Effective treatments to this are still emerging.
Two types of experimental surgeries to restrict the use of mp3 players in men and women have shown some promise in control groups, but neither has been approved by governing bodies. For men, the procedures consists of having your USB cable sliced open and the wires soldered together - effectively limiting the flow of audio to your mp3 player. For women, the equivalent procedure is known as having your "earbuds tied". While both are proving to be effective in preventing unintended podcast utilization, it is expected that it will be several years before these therapies are widely adopted.
In the meantime, we suggest using a blend of resolution and willpower as well as a healthy dose of your favourite music to keep PAD under control.
Posted by Derek Leverington at September 11, 2005 10:13 AM
Comments
Hi Derek,
Indeed, research coming in proves that the position could be even worse than first anticipated.
Please avail yourself of my recent post on this grave topic: http://leehopkins.net/2005/09/12/further-cause-for-concern-podcast-solipsism/
Kindly yours,
Lee
Posted by: Lee at September 11, 2005 8:03 PM
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